Subject: Re: boot issue on G3 BW
From: Jeremy Knope (swttiggr2@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Jun 28 2000 - 20:13:07 MDT
you put the drive in the zip bay? same interface i
guess right? i have a BW G3, DVD drive in top bay,
ATAPI, lower bay empty... and master/slave IDE drives
in the first bottom tray... does SCSI interfere with
the ATAs some how? just wondering what you guys are
talking about... heh
-Jeremy
--- dsbelile <dsbelile@mediaone.net> wrote:
> Robert Fout wrote:
>
> > I think the ATA HD has to be master, and the ATAPI
> CD drive to slave, or did
> > I misinterpret your info?
> > Bob
> >
>
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> > If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows
> box crashed
> > ... oh, wait a minute -- he already does.
> >
> > Robert Fout
> > MacOS Guru and MkLinux/Yellowdog Linux User
> > rfout@damien.edu
> > http://osx.damien.edu/rfout/
> > ICQ# 48433406
> >
> > > From: john w <yellowdog@shortclip.com>
> > > Reply-To:
> yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > > Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 21:27:32 -0400
> > > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > > Subject: boot issue on G3 BW
> > >
> > > Any help with this would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Just got a G3 BLue + White. It came with an
> ultra scsi drive, I
> > > added an ATA drive to the empty zip drive slot.
> I'm trying to get
> > > the ATA drive to boot, it will not, shows the
> lost System Folder icon
> > > on boot, then defaults to the System Folder on
> the scsi.
> > >
> > > Drive set-up shows the ATA to have the cd at ID
> 0, and the ATA drive at ID 1.
> > > The ATA is set to "slave"
> > >
> > > The machine will boot from a CD.
> > >
> > > I have updated the drivers on the ATA ( MAXTOR
> 6gig)
> > >
> > > Have tried installing OS 8.6 from the disc that
> came with the
> > > machine, and OS 9, same results.
> > >
> > >
> > > I have not updated the ROM on the G3 BW.
> > >
> > > 128RAM, 450 G3 BW
> > >
> > > I want to set up linux on the ATA, and would
> rather not mess with
> > > anything on the scsi drive
>
> usually scsi devices rule the chain of order so good
> luck!
>
> chris
>
>
>
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Jeremy T. Knope <jerome@knopej1.umeres.maine.edu>
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