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SubjectRe: NO ROM BASIC
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)
>
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Gerhard Mack

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As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.



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