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From: root@veda.is (Tree and Root)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Compaq woes (w/Adaptec SCSI)
Keywords: install, compaq, scsi
Message-ID: <C59w55.Jrw@veda.is>
Date: 10 Apr 93 14:55:51 GMT
References: <1q5ldkINN2bj@abyss.West.Sun.COM>
Organization: Veda Systems, Iceland
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mercier@irving.West.Sun.COM (Bob Mercier) writes:

>I didn't have any problems installing from dist.fs and I can mount and examine
>the root partition on the hard drive, as long as I boot from the floppy.  If
>I try to boot the HD directly I get a little 'c' or 'e' at the top of the screen,

I also get a 'e' in the top left corner of the screen when the hard disk boots.
It did not always do this, are the bootblocks corrupt? When I figure out how
to install Julian's bootblocks, I'll use them instead.

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Adam D. (adam@veda.is)