Re: Problems with new system
Scott Likens (slikens@concentric.net)
Tue, 12 Nov 1996 14:17:35 -0700 (MST)
> I'll try to make this quick ...
>
> Brand new box, P100,16MB EDO, tried to boot from my linux floppies
> (boot+root on one disk), after "Compressed image found at 400" I get a
>
> Invalid compression format (err=2)<4>VFS: Insert root floppy ...
>
> This disk works fine on 3 others pcs.
>
> Things I've tried:
>
> 1) disabling EVERYTHING I could (ide,serial,parallel)
> 2) slowing everything down in BIOS
> 3) ran memtest 1.1
> 4) ran pcconfig/cachechk and other DOS utilities
> 5) stripped all the cards 'cept video
>
> And it doesn't work. Neither does placing a HD with a valid filesystem
> and booting from floppy.
>
> DOS seems to work fine.
>
> Any suggestions? The MB is a M-Tech's R528, 430HX, no overclocking
> (yet!).
>
How about Changing DISKS? i gotta be honest but if it's being found at
400, either Gunzip the disk and rawrite it, or leave it gzipped, try
that.. heh