rs2@houxu.UUCP (Robert Switzer KA2CZU) (07/03/87)
Well, I guess my problem is that I ordered the 1.2M floppies. I'll have to get a 360K set. My syptoms are exactly as Kurt's below. Process 3 starts up and just sits there waiting for something chewing up lots of CPU time. Now, does anyone have some 360K copies they want to part with? Thanks to all, Robert S. ------------------------------- Summary of responses: ------------------------------- >I had identical experience on an ATT 6300+ when using the AT 1.2 meg >disks on drive A, a 1.2meg unit. > >I then tried the disks formatted for the PC (360k) and Minix booted just fine! >I did not get to try the hard disk. > >I tried to mount a FS on drive B (a 360k) and could not. >The same FS would mount nicely on the 1.2meg unit. (Curious???) > >I have not tried any patches except an early one on the 1.2meg set. I forget >the purpose of that patch, but it did not good at all. > >Tom Merrick ATT BTL Andover MA. ------- >MINIX does work on the 6300+... >... For reasons that I don't yet understand, the >same floppys do not work on the plus if it has a 1.2MB floppy. >(I know because I just upgraded my system to a 1.2MB floppy and >I can no longer boot MINIX - all other 360K floppys work fine) >The system comes up, process 3 starts up (a shell reading /etc/rc?) >and eats lots of CPU time. > > Kurt Vangsness -------- -- <Disclaimer: the above are my sole representations and not the official opinion of my employer> Robert Switzer KA2CZU - AT&T Rm 2J208, Holmdel, NJ (201)949-7281