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From: pauln@truemesh.com
Subject: Re: Hard drive problems?
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 16:54:58 +0100
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On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 08:13:54AM -0700, Dan Olson wrote:
> Last night I hooked up my IBM and tried downloading the latest ELKS.  I
> think I ended up with 1.0 pre 4 as I got an access denied message tring to
> get the latest version.  I boot up and get the following:
> 
> Loading Init
> hd: error: AX=0x0
> BIOS HD:I/O error
> dev 380, sector 260
> init panic

OK - this may be the bioshd stuff.  Try turning it off in your kernel.

System has no hard drive (CONFIG_HW_NO_HARD_DRIVE) [Y/n/?] y

I had problems with stalling with a dodgy HD, sometimes detected.

Then just do make boot  from elkscmd and use the packaged root floppy.  

I'm unsure how well elkscmd is making comb image at the moment

Paul