> I recently removed my Windows drive from a machine that runs Debian 95%
> of the time. The previous arrangement was as follows:
> /dev/hda Windows (master primary controller)
> /dev/hdb Debian (slave primary controller)
> /dev/hdc CD-ROM (master secondary controller)
>
> I removed /dev/hda (Windows) and switched the Debian drive cable and
> set the jumper to master. I *thought* I was thinking ahead when I
> re-configured LILO to boot from the actual Linux drive instead of from the
> boot sector on the Windows drive. I ran /sbin/lilo and I also configured
> fstab before I physically removed the drive.
>
> After removal Linux will not boot. The BIOS detection of the HDD also
> takes about 2 minutes whereas previously it took about 5-10 seconds.
> Debian error says, "DMA reset, irq timeout {SEEK ... SEEK ... }' etc..
>
> I am unsure of what is actually wrong. I also booted with a rescue disk
> and a boot disk but both will die with error, "Unable to open Initial
> Console."
try to set disk into standalone mode
regards
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