>
> Hi, Peter,
>
> It doesn't seen to be a floppy problem but the md-driver seems to hang.
>
> Ciao
> Andreas Loosen
>
I think it's not an md problem but rather the next driver to be loaded
in the
kernel that used to be WD-7000 SCSI card driver. It take sometimes a long time
(2-3mins) before it realize there's no WD-7000.
If waiting a few minutes does not help, try to put Linux reserve=0x350
in order to tell the driver not to probe this adress (this might be one of the
following:
0x0300, 0x0308, 0x0310, 0x0318, 0x0320, 0x0328, 0x0330, 0x0338,
0x0340, 0x0348, 0x0350, 0x0358, 0x0360, 0x0368, 0x0370, 0x0378,
0x0380, 0x0388, 0x0390, 0x0398, 0x03a0, 0x03a8, 0x03b0, 0x03b8,
0x03c0, 0x03c8, 0x03d0, 0x03d8, 0x03e0, 0x03e8, 0x03f0, 0x03f8
, sorry don't know exactly what's the good one)
Pierre Blanchet.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Peter Iannarelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 11:28 AM
> > To: Rodrigo Moya
> > Cc: Debian User List
> > Subject: Re: md driver problem
> >
> >
> > hello Rodrigo:
> >
> > I've never seen problems with a floppy before. Thats a good one.
> >
> > Try booting a DOS floppy if you can to see what happens.
> >
> > Try resetting the CMOS to the manufacturers defaults. You may also
> > try removing the two hard drives on your second IDE chain for the install.
> > You can reconnect and initialize them once your up and running.
> >
> > First - check your physical connections. You never know, something may
> > have shaken loose.
> >
> > Assuming the FD controller is on the motherboard, you may want to
> > go to the manufacturer web site as see if there is a firmware update
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rodrigo Moya wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all!
> > >
> > > I've been trying to install Linux (Suse, Debian, RedHat...) in
> > a Pentium MMX
> > > 200 with 3 hard disks and a cdrom, but with either
> > distribution, the boot-up
> > > process hangs up in the same place (never mind whether started
> > from DOS boot
> > > disk, Linux boot disk, cdrom...). This is the output I get:
> > >
> > > ................
> > > hda: Maxtor 90432D3, 4121MB w/256 cache, CHS=8374/16/63
> > > hdb: SAMSUNG WINNER-3 WN32543A(2.5GB), 2423MB w/109kB cache,
> > > CHS=4924/16/63
> > > hdc: ST3290A, 249MB w/64kB cache, CHS=1001/15/34
> > > hdd: MATSHITA CR-585, ATAPI CDROM drive
> > > ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1ft,0x3f6 on irq14
> > > ide1 at 0x170-0x177, 0x376 on irq 15
> > > no cont in shutdown
> > > floppy0: FDC access conflict
> > > Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
> > > trying to lock fdc while usage count = 0
> > > floppy0: no floppy controllers found
> > > md driver 0.35 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8
> > >
> > > Of course I've got a floppy disk controller. I've tried
> > disabling it but the
> > > results are the same. I would appreciate any help because now I've been
> > > trying to install linux in this computer for almost six months
> > and in the
> > > meanwhile I have to use linux on a 386.
> > >
> > > Please help me!!!!
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
