Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Dec 1998 01:10:02 -0800 (PST) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: NO ROM BASIC |
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Actually that error means it can'y find a bootable device. It dates mack to the early XT. Perhapse the boot block got corrupted...
The early XTS would looks for basic in rom if they couldn't find a bootable device, if none then that error came up. some of the bios maufacturers still keep that message for some unknown reason.
Gerhard
On Thu, 3 Dec 1998 doctor@fruitbat.org wrote:
> > 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) > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@imag.net InnerFIRE@starchat.net
As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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