what exactly do you mean ?
compact ? is this a boot parameter ?
thanks ,
andrej
Andrej Todosic
Operations Analyst
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On Sun, 31 May 1998, Rob Walker wrote:
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> I had that exact same problem here on a machine, and I think that the
> fix was to put compact in the /etc/lilo.conf file.
>
> let us know if this helps you, too.
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> rob
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> >>>>> On Fri, 29 May 1998 22:12:25 -0400 (EDT), Andrej Todosic
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
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> Andrej> hi ,
> Andrej> i have an asus sc875 ( symbios 875 chip)
> Andrej> it etects as an ncr 53x875 or something alike
>
> Andrej> rehdat installs
> Andrej> but when it ends it asks should i use linear mode
> Andrej> what does it mean exactly ?
>
> Andrej> secondly i said no and what it did it took 20 minutes to boot the kernel
> Andrej> and all and htne it seemed to work sort of fine ...
> Andrej> however the boot procdess keeps taking forever !!1
> Andrej> FYI i have an quantum atlas I 4.3 gig UWscsi and a yamaha cdr100 scsi2
> Andrej> the wuantum is an old model ( fast wide ) and i think it is 20 megs /sec
> Andrej> in wide mode ... but i am not sure .. not really an ultra
>
> Andrej> drive model is xp 434xx
>
> Andrej> anyone any ideas ?
>
> Andrej> PS if i was to get another scsi controller in the near future what are the
> Andrej> most supported ones for linux ( wide ones- UW)
> Andrej> in which order :)
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