At 08:02 AM 10/2/1998 -0400, you wrote: >My computer does not have PNP support in the BIOS (it is from 1993). I do use "Auto" for the drive type in the BIOS, though. > >>>> Michael Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/1/98 8:01:11 PM >>> >On Thu, 1 Oct 1998, Kent West wrote: > >> At 04:41 PM 10/1/1998 -0400, Jeff Miller wrote: >> >Hi all: >> > >> >I have had a problem ever since I installed Debian on my Dell P60 >> computer. If I cold boot (power on) the computer Linux starts up with no >> problems. But, if I perform a warm boot (ctrl-alt-del etc.) my hard drive >> isn't recognized. It is almost as if the drive has been dismounted by the >> BIOS. The drive is nothing special (Western Digital 540MB) and it is >> connected directly to the motherboard. Anyone else experience this type of >> problem? >> > >> >TIA >> > >> >Jeff Miller >> > >> > >> >-- >> >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < >> /dev/null >> >> Not specifically, but I've seen network cards get lost. It's related to >> Plug&GuessAgain. The BIOS thinks it needs to reassign IRQs (for the HD >> controller, maybe), but the hardware (HD Controller) never lost it's power >> or got a reset signal, so it's holding onto the old IRQ. The BIOS sees that >> IRQ is being used and so assigns a new one to the hardware but the hardware >> doesn't accept it since it already has one. >> >> Or something like that. > >There's a BIOS option for that isnt there? (cant reboot now to check) But >I had to use it when I got the same sort of problem with my soundcard. >Something to do with Updating the ESCD. Damn... sometimes I wish I was >in win9x so I had to reboot sometime.. :) Anyway, its in a menu selection >on its own, with something like "PNP OS installed: Y/N" there with it. >have a play, never did my box any harm. :) > > Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > PGP Key available, reply with "pgpkey" as subject. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Cat Game #1: Hah - made you look! > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Debian GNU/Linux.... Ooohh You are missing out!
I'm sure you've already tried this, but I'll suggest it anyway. Make a note of the hard drive settings the AUTO finds/reports in BIOS, then firm codes those settings (probably as Type 47). If this doesn't make sense, holler back. Kent ================================================ Kent West, Technology Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] Abilene Christian Univ., Abilene, TX 915-674-2557 FAX: 915.674.6724 Amateur Radio: KC5ENO Debian Linux: Ride the wave with the penguins!