Messages in this thread | | | From | doctor@fruitbat ... | Subject | Re: NO ROM BASIC | Date | Thu, 3 Dec 1998 16:22:31 -0800 (PST) |
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> Hi! > > I'm new in Linux and I've got a problem compiling a kernel. > I have dual PENTIUM II motherboard with 128 Mb memory runing Red Hat > Linux. I compiled the 2.1.128 Linux kernel using:
Did you enable the SMP option?
> make config > make dep > make bzImage > make install > > Then I rebooted. When it starts, it goes to 40 column mode and > says "NO ROM BASIC"
Pardon me, but it sounds like you just booted an Atari 400 (or maybe a VIC 20, or possibly a Commodore PET ;-).
Seriously, this almost sounds like a virus has infected your boot block. Can you boot off of floppy? Are you using LILO? Do you have more than one OS on your system?
> Sincerely, > K.V.P
-- Peter A. Castro (doctor@fruitbat.org) or (pcastro@us.oracle.com)
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