Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:25:08 +0100 (BST) From: "Alan Middleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Basic libretto 110 hard disk upgrade not working!!
Thanks Philip Looks like something is adrift with either the hard disk (time to dig out samsungs disk tester) or the libretto ide controller. fdisk /mbr or reseating the drive has got it to a stage where I can boot off the disk. I can repeat the steps and it works but now it doesn't support filenames > 8.3 format which I vaguely remember happening on a different pc and it being a painful experience to resolve. <sigh> ----- Start Original Message ----- Sent: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:17:46 -0700 From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Libretto <libretto@basiclink.com> Subject: Re: [LIB] Basic libretto 110 hard disk upgrade not working!! > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:16:12 +0200 > From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Basic libretto 110 hard disk upgrade not working!! > > Alan Middleton wrote: > > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:12:37 +0100 (BST) > > From: "Alan Middleton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Basic libretto 110 hard disk upgrade not working!! > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm not sure if this list is still active but I'm fresh out of ideas so > > hopefully someone is still listening :) > > Some people still lurk sometimes. > The list is still in my spam filter's friends section.... > > > I recently purchased a Samsung laptop hard disk > > (http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointMSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinpointMseries_MP0804H_sp.htm) > > with the intention of resurrecting the libretto 110 and using it as a > > portal media player. The original 40Gb hard disk upgrade has long since > > disappeared so I don't have anything to compare it with :( > > > > So insert hard disk into libretto - by default the hard disk is a master. > > Boot off a windows 98 floppy. > > Run fdisk and make the biggest primary partition I can, 8gb and mark it > > active, reboot. > > Boot off the floppy again and format c: /s to include the system start up > > files. > > Yes, should work. > > > Job done? No, sadly not, when I restart I'm asked to insert a system disk. > > Boot off the floppy again and I can see drive c: complete with command.com > > and as I expect it to be when I rerun fdisk (yes it is active, I triple > > checked). > > Intriguing..... > > > So now what? I don't think I've missed anything in the set up or in the > > bios config that should cause me these problems. > > First thought: the BIOS. Make sure the HD is in Enhanced IDE, not > Standard IDE. On page 2, select Primary IDE for Built-in HDD under > DRIVES I/O. > The BIOS settings can be wiped after a long rest of your Lib. > > Then, maybe a sys C: might help (copies not only system files but also > boot sector code. Invoked by format /s, true....). > > Other than that, I see no mistakes. > Or perhaps the boot sector on drive C: is damaged. Try to make some > other partitioning scheme and then see if that boots. > > If this doesn't help you're SOL, sorry. > > Philip > > > ----- End Original Message -----
