It was just a thought, have had this happen to me on a friend computer the
system boots and the drive light is on all the time then it just sit's there
but he say's he can boot to other Opperating Sys so that is not the
problem....
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Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [ShareTheNet] 486 won't start STN
> Hi Don.
>
> If the cable was on wrong, he shouldn't get as far as he does. And
> if I'm sounding blunt or rude, its because I'm stuck at work on a Sunday
hungover. :-)
> Craig.
> --
>
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 12:44:47
> Don Taylor wrote:
> >Check Drive Cable orrentation for the drive
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 1:32 PM
> >Subject: Re: [ShareTheNet] 486 won't start STN
> >
> >
> >> Hi Farouche
> >>
> >> It sounds like you either have a bad disk or bad disk drive. If you
didn't
> >rebuild the STN disk after switching machines, do that first, also try a
> >brand new disk, and if that doesn't help, try swapping the floppy drive
from
> >the K6 over to the 486. I think that will fix your problem.
> >>
> >> Please let us know how it goes. Is is a Ps/2 or Ps/1 machine? I thought
> >ps/1 machines had the MCA archatecture too, but maybe I'm mistaken. One
> >other thing that just came to mind, possibly your RAM is bad or unseated,
> >try to reseat it if the above fails.
> >>
> >> Craig
> >> --
> >>
> >> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000 08:36:28
> >> Farouche wrote:
> >> >Hi all
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >I have been running Share The Net on a K6-2 machine
> >> >for a while now, but now
> >> >have got my hands on an 486 that I would like to use
> >> >for STN so The K6
> >> >machine is free to use as webserver/SQL server.
> >> >
> >> >My problem is that the 486 won't start STN.
> >> >
> >> >It reaches the line saying "Loading initrd.qz..." when
> >> >if freeze up with the
> >> >disk light still on.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >The machine config is as follows :
> >> >
> >> > IBM PS1 486 SX 33
> >> >
> >> > 16 M Ram
> >> >
> >> > Onboard CL-GD5426 1024 Video Controller
> >> >
> >> > 1 Planet NE2000 Comp ISA netcard
> >> >
> >> > 1 D-Link D220 ISA netcard
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >The same error happens if I try to boot STN from HD
> >> >
> >> >But I am able to boot dos and e.g. run Partition Magic
> >> >(Dos) without any
> >> >problems
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Does anyone have any idea about what is wrong here
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Thanks in advance
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Farouche
> >> >
> >> >
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