Thomas Mueller wrote:
>
> First of all, the kernel I would use with BasicLinux
> has to support the SCSI and not bomb out when I try to
> mount the Zip 250 or CD-ROM. I think Slackware 3.5
> kernels were not stable for this.
Nonsense. The Slackware 3.5 kernels are perfectly stable.
Of course, if you use the incorrect kernel for your
hardware, it may "bomb out".
> I downloaded a Slackware package for parted 1.49
> (partition editor), would that be usable with
> Basic Linux?
Is the package from Slackware 3.5? If not, your
guess is as good as mine.
> fdisk /dev/hda could not open /dev/hda,
This would be the master drive on your primary IDE cable.
> while fdisk /dev/hdb
This would be the slave drive on your primary IDE cable.
> and 'p' showed the partitions as I last set them, but
> still not mountable.
A partition requires a filesystem on it before it can
be mounted.
> I suspect something was hopelessly overwritten.
I think this is likely. If you are running several
different operating systems on the same HDD, you need
to be *very* careful with your housekeeping. I think
it is wise to use only DOS fdisk to create and delete
DOS partitions. And only Linux fdisk for Linux
partitons. And ditto OS/2.
Cheers,
Steven
