I think this is something with the 2.0.x IDE/ATAPI drivers having problems
with the DVD-ROM, probably it only knows about CD-ROMS and tries to read
the whole DVD-ROM as a hard drive? Try it with a CD in the drive... The
best workaround would be to drop a 2.2.19 kernel onto it with buildit.s.
-Tom
On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, David Efflandt wrote:
> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 23:39:45 -0500 (CDT)
> From: David Efflandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [tomsrtbt] boot hangs partition check hdc
>
> I installed tomsrtbt to a floppy from the .tar.gz file and it boots fine
> on the old box with standard floppy drive. But on the box I am trying to
> boot to fsck due to corrupted filesystem, it correctly detects my drives,
> but hangs after during or after a partition check of hdc, which is
> actually the ATAPI floppy I am booting from.
>
> hard drives hda and hdb are detected fine along with:
> hdc: LS-120 F200 08 UHD Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
> hdd: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R1002, ATAPI CDROM drive
> floppy0: no floppy controllers found
>
> farther down:
>
> Partition check:
> hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 >
> hdb: hdb1 hdb2 hdb3 < hdb5 hdb6 >
> hdc: 1680kB, 3360 blocks, 512 sector size
> hdc: 1680kB. 80/2/21 CHS, 150 kBps, 512 sector size, 720 rpm
> hdc:
> _ <-here it hangs with blinking cursor
>
> Is this boot problem due to the ATAPI floppy, or the VIA chipset? It is a
> Compaq Presario 5240 with K2-6/400 which has been faultless until now.
>
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