I really don't know on this one. You shouldn't have to pass the kernel the ide2=xxx,xxx parm . . . let's see if the guys in cooker can answer this one. ///////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Nick Webb ITS Lab Software (o_ University of Idaho (o_ (o_ //\ http://www.uidaho.edu/~webb3172 (/)_ (\)_ V_/_ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\////////////////////////////// ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 16:27:14 +0300 From: Stratos Laspas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: About your Ultra66 page You probably don't want to answer this (not to set a precident), but I'll ask anyway. I downloaded ML 7.1 and tried it out. I had previously installed 7.0, using the ide2=xx,xx trick. I have an ABIT BH6, Creative TNT2U, Adaptec 2940UW and a Promise U66 (of course). /boot = hda1, /home = hda4, / = hde3, /usr = sda3 ML 7.1 seemed to install fine. It recognized hde, allowed me to set a mount point on it, it formated it, but then... The first (and last) time it tries to boot , I get: .... /sbin/mingetty: /sbin/mingetty: cannot execute binary file. .... (more of the same) INIT: Id "1" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes /sbin/mingetty: /sbin/mingetty: cannot execute binary file. .... (same) INIT: Id "2" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes /sbin/mingetty: /sbin/mingetty: cannot execute binary file. .... (same) INIT: Id "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes /sbin/mingetty: /sbin/mingetty: cannot execute binary file. .... (same) INIT: Id "4" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes /sbin/mingetty: /sbin/mingetty: cannot execute binary file. .... (same) INIT: Id "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes /sbin/mingetty: /sbin/mingetty: cannot execute binary file. .... (same) INIT: Id "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes INIT: No more processes left in this runlevel Then it stops.... and yes, I alse waited for 5 minutes to see what it'll do. Which was NOTHING. Then I pressed ctrl-alt-del and I got: INIT: switching to runlevel: 6 /etc/rc.d/rc: /etc/rc.d/rc: cannot execute binary file ... and it stuck completely I've tried both upgrade and clean install and I get the same. I don't know, maybe I should try the ide=xxx thing again, but, as I said, it does see the controller and the disk. Sorry to trouble you with this nonsence, but I got no replies from linux.mandrake usenet, nor from my local LUG (someone told me that for install to work ok, I need to have both primary and slave channels used, but it sounded weird and it also meant complete re-fdisk everything for win and linux alike). Stratos
