At 12:30 AM 3/9/99 +0100, you wrote:
>> >Now, the actual problem is this: I cant boot Linux anymore!! I don't
>> >know
>> >....
>> >Partition check: HDD: and it freeses there
>> >after a while
>> >Partition check:HDD: HDD timeout waiting for DMA
>> >and it's done, I can't do anything anymore.
>> >
>>
>> >From your description, it sounds like this was a working system that is
>>....
>Pri master CD-RW HP 7200i
>Pri slave 8x CD-ROM
>Sec master Quantum Fireball 4.3G
>
>Jeroen
>
>
Many systems won't boot with that setup. Have you had the machine working
previously with this config? Hard drives are normally put on the primary
controller in order to use the higher speed UDMA which is only on the
primary controller. UDMA is NOT used on either of those CD devices so why
not move them to the secondary controller and put the hard drive on the
primary to use the increased throughput? This MAY also be why the
partition check is failing.
Good Luck, Tom
