Subject: Re: boot issue on G3 BW
From: john w (yellowdog@shortclip.com)
Date: Wed Jun 28 2000 - 20:34:36 MDT
The CD drive came in the machine, it was the only device on the ATA,
I added the ATA drive in the zip bay, I didn't check the CD to see
what it was. I did try the ATA drive as mater first, it didn't
mount. WHen it is slave and I boot off the scsi drive it will
mount. Apple System Profiler and Drive Set-up both look like they
are telling me the set-up is OK. They list ATA drive as ID 1 and CD
as ID 0. I ran the YD install on the ATA drive after setting up OS
8.6 partition on it, and I also did it as an entire "unallocated"
drive and set up the partitions with the installer.
Linux did boot at one popint but I got some error, and it didn't boot
into any interface, only command line, and something about using
fdisk to fix something. I am assuming that there is some problem,
since I can't get the drive to boot a MAC OS. Maybe it is true that
the scsi owns the machine as far as booting.
Will I have problems if I set up a kinux partition on the Ultra scsi drive?
ANyone have any info on the new tenon itools for linux? Is it a waste?
>I think the ATA HD has to be master, and the ATAPI CD drive to slave, or did
>I misinterpret your info?
>Bob
>------------------------------------------------------------
>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
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>
>> 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
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