Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 12 Nov 1996 14:17:35 -0700 (MST) | From | Scott Likens <> | Subject | Re: Problems with new system |
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> I'll try to make this quick ... > > Brand new box, P100,16MB EDO, tried to boot from my linux floppies > (boot+root on one disk), after "Compressed image found at 400" I get a > > Invalid compression format (err=2)<4>VFS: Insert root floppy ... > > This disk works fine on 3 others pcs. > > Things I've tried: > > 1) disabling EVERYTHING I could (ide,serial,parallel) > 2) slowing everything down in BIOS > 3) ran memtest 1.1 > 4) ran pcconfig/cachechk and other DOS utilities > 5) stripped all the cards 'cept video > > And it doesn't work. Neither does placing a HD with a valid filesystem > and booting from floppy. > > DOS seems to work fine. > > Any suggestions? The MB is a M-Tech's R528, 430HX, no overclocking > (yet!). >
How about Changing DISKS? i gotta be honest but if it's being found at 400, either Gunzip the disk and rawrite it, or leave it gzipped, try that.. heh
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