[comp.os.minix] Hard Drive Question

BONDD%CPVA.SAINET.MFENET@ccc.nmfecc.gov (03/30/90)

Help!!! :-) or maybe it should be :-( !

I received MINIX 1.3 last nite and began setting things up.  Everything
worked great until I started to configure my hard drive.  When 
configuring my D: drive (20MB Segate with a Western controller) I 
followed the instructions in the USER_GUIDE.  Unfortunately, the hard 
disk check from the menu gives an error as does the dd command 
(actually, dd locks up without any messages and I have to reboot).  
The USER_GUIDE gives a procedure to follow if all else fails.  In my 
copy of the USER_GUIDE the procedure reads:

"... Run dd again.  If it still alskj9&#8*343q...even DOS ones.".

Whats in the garbled text?  Something about partitioning would be
my guess, but????  Thanks!!!!

David Bond    bondd@cpva.saic.com
SAIC          bondd%cpva.sainet.mfenet@nmfecc.arpa