"HFL::KELL"@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (12/07/88)
I have just received MINIX 1.2 for an IBM PC/XT 640k. It runs nicely on two
floppys. I had a problem with the printer until I read its source and changed
the bootup monitor to the mono device. IBM color cards do not - in general -
have printer ports. My big problem is the hard drive. When I attempt to
execute the dd command specified in READ_ME I get a message that /dev/hd0
cannot be opened. When I try the h option at boot, I get the message about the
wrong magic number in the super block. When I try to make a file system on the
drive, I get a message from mkfs that put_block couldn't write. I've tried
putting the file system on all four partitions in a variety on size
combinations. Anybody had this problem? What did you do? Thanks for any help.
Ted Kell <"9274::kell"@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov> for internet
or <hfl::kell> if you're on SPAN.