Hi!
> > We (Manuel Bilderbeek & Eric Boon) are trying to install Uzix
> > on a ZIP disk using the Novaxis SCSI interface.
> > partition selection command: 'echo hello' <-- We don't need a command
> > to select the partition. Entering nothing gave an error :-/
>
> Thanks for this. I'll fix the installation program...
Well, it should ask whether one wants to select a partition or not. Or just
giving an empty string should mean "Don't want to change partition".
Anyway, the normal program to change partitions with on Novaxis is called
MAP.COM or MAP32.COM (most people renamed it to MAP32.COM to avoid confusion
with that MAP.COM that fixes direct mapper access in DOS2.).
The syntax is MAP [drive name] [SCSI-ID] [partition number]
So MAP F 5 12 would map partition 12 on drive F: on SCSI device with ID 5.
> > But, when the installation program started to make directories and
> > wanted to install all the programs on them, we got errors like this:
> > cd /etc
> > failure exit
>
> When something goes wrong during installation an error message is
> displayed on screen. Can you tell me what error message was displayed? It can
> help us a lot to discover what's happening.
There was no other error message.
> > The, back in the installation script, A: on partition 1 was selected as
> > boot partition (obviously), UZLO installed and ran ok, but reported
> > 'partition is not UZIX' (or similar).
>
> I'll check UZLO installer... I think there is an error there...
We thought the partition table format was not recognized by UZLO or whatever.
> > 2nd try:
> > Looked pretty much the same but UZLO hangs after showing
> > 'Loading uzix................'
> > Advanced settings were let alone: none of the option were selected.
>
> Try selecting the following options:
> - Force stopdrive workaround
> - Disable stopdrive countdown
>
> > fsck did not reveal any failures though ! ??
>
> It's not an error on filesystem. It's an error on the kernel. The kernel
> didn't boot yet.
Right.
> > We guess that UZIX doesn't handle any Novaxis' partitioning scheme
> > well enough...
>
> As I said, we need more 'fine tunning' to get UZIX running on a Novaxis.
> Remember: I don't have a Novaxis (neither my friends). If you both, boys have
> patience, we will succeed in this challenge.
Of course we have patience. :-)
Grtjs, Manuel
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