> I'm sorry; does the line say boot: smart2...... or boot: linux > smart2......????
boot: linux smart2=0x1000 sim710=addr:0x9000,irq:9 > > However, I don't understand why the on board scsi is not detected > > with 'compact' floppies. From the kernel_config file: > > I think it has to do with the sim710driver... check your output using the > vanilla flavour With vanilla floppies, I had something like (from memory, not cut and paste): scsi : 1 hosts. scsi : detected total. But still I couldn't access the cdrom. > > Any ideas? [re: clobbering the Compaq F10 boot setup] > If you know of a way of undoing this....let me know; I cannot find anything > on the Compaq I screwed up? Pressario CDS 742. LILO makes a backup of the boot sector before overwiting, I've been saved by this before - RTM for a way to restore (I can't remember off-hand). You could also copy the MBR from another Compaq (use dd direct on the drive device). If you mean to restore partition-3, that's easy from the Compaq disks - just download the appropriate SP's from http://www.compaq.com/ I think that restoring the setup utlilities from Compaq's SP's should restore the MBR too, but I haven't tried it. > > If you can mail a copy of your lilo.conf that would help a lot. > > Well unfortunaly; My Balsa is broken (my fault) > With other, you could fill in: > ?device?= /dev/ida/c0d0p3 > label = F10 I'm assuming you mean to add an entry to lilo.conf to boot to partition-3, so typing `F10' at the boot: prompt will run the Compaq setup? If so, no need to send me the file, I can probably figure it out.
