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> From: Tom Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Jeroen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: help please
> Date: 09 March 1999 01:50
>
> 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
yes, everything worked fine before, why it is that way...guess I missed
once
changing hardwareand just never changed it back
Thanx for the advice,
Jeroen
