[comp.os.minix] Installing MINIX 1.2 on L.E. Model D

diwarner@sdrc.UUCP (Mark_Warner) (09/23/88)

I am new to MINIX so any help will be greatly appreciated.

I am currently trying to get Minix 1.2 running on a Leading Edge Model D.
I have a ST-238 with RLL controller and one floopy.  When Minix boots I get
the normal menu and then I put the ROOT filesytem in drive A:.  I then
press the = key and I hear a faint beep and then the system goes out to lunch.

I have 640K.  My question is, is having the hard disk controller in hanging 
my system or is there a few kernal changes required to make it work on my
machine.

I eventually want to put MINIX on the hard drive and have it boot from it 
also but first I want to just get it to work with floppies.

If I removed my hard disk controller and put my other floppy back in
would I then be able to run Minix until I make the necessary changes to
the source for it to work correctly with my hard disk etc...

Again any help no matter how little will greatly be appreciated. :-)


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Mark Warner                               |    UUCP: uunet!sdrc!diwarner
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