ka2czu@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (robert.switzer) (10/24/89)
I am yet another novice user of MINIX in need of help. I am trying to get MINIX to work on an AT&T PC6300. I tried to order v1.3 from Prentice-Hall and received v1.2. I assume that's because v1.3 is only obtainable through manual upgrades or an upgrade package. Whatever. V1.1 does not work with my HD controller in any way shape or form (I believe I have a WD HD controller). So, I thought, v1.2 is supposed to have a later driver included. V1.1 allows me to boot up a floppy based system OK but v1.2 is not working at all. I get to the point where I'm trying to start MINIX and I've inserted the root file system in drive 0 (the floppy), hit '=' and wait. I get the following messages: wini: timeout waiting for INTERRUPT status wini: timeout waiting for INTERRUPT status wini: timeout waiting for INTERRUPT status Kernel panic: Can't read partition table of winchester 0 Type space to reboot Can someone help? Having two purchased versions of MINIX should allow someone to send me working boot/root disks for my PC, no? By the way, the version I ordered was the 640K version for IBM PC's. I assume this is for an XT type bus as trying this in an AT&T 6312 get me an unexpected trap ( I think the 6312 has an AT bus ). Trying this in an IBM PC XT/286 works OK, as expected. Also, I only have 512K on my system. Thi didn't seem to cause any problems for v1.1 and I would have expected I would not have any early problems like this for 1.2 either. Any help is gladly welcomed and much appreciated! Thanks, Robert Switzer (201)949-0057 AT&T, Crawford Corner Rd. Rm. HO2K318, Holmdel, NJ 07733