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From: ail8070@tamuts.tamu.edu (Andy I. Liaw)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd
Subject: fter installing SLS, no response from keyboard!!!!
Date: 3 Dec 1992 08:14:13 GMT
Organization: ~/lib/organization
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Someone please help!

I installed SLS on the following system:
486-50dx2, 16mb RAM, 2 maxtor 213mb harddrives, dos5 and os2 on the first
drive, with boot manager installed.

I ran 'fdisk /dev/hdb' and set three partitions for linux: 2 60mb partitions
(hdb1 and hdb3.  hdb2 is a 70mb FAT) and the rest hdb4 (about 12mb).  I then
mkfs /dev/hdb1 61712, and the same for hdb3,  and then ran doinstall /dev/hdb1.
When asked if using extend FS instead of minix, answered 'n'. 

Then I chose 3 to install a, b, c, and x series.  During the installations,
There were messages saying '/user/*.tar not found'.  After I installed
all the disks, I put in the bootable floppy, and reboot as told.

When booting up, everything seems find until I get to the Softland login
prompt: I get the cursor blinking but not responding to any keyboard input!!

I can't even reboot with alt-ctrl-del at that point!  Can anyone offer
some clues as to why this happens?  Any suggestions/comments appreciated!

Thanx ahead.

andy
aliaw@stat.tamu.edu