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Core 4 Install Problems

Core 4 Install Problems

2006-03-08       - By Ted Potter

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On 3/8/06, Albert A. Hocking III <albertahocking@(protected)> wrote:
>
>  Ok, here is an example of the Error that I'm receiving:
>
>
>
> ISOLINUX 2.11 2004-08-16 isolinux: Loading spec packet failed, trying
> to wing it...
> isolinux: Extremely broken BIOS detected, last ditch attempt with drive =
> 9F
> isolinux: Disk error 01, AX = 4209, drive 9F
> Boot failed: press a key to retry...
>
>
>
> Here is my machine:
>
>
>
> Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8NSC-939 (See http://NSC-939.ora-code.com)
>
> Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200
>
> RAM: 2 Gig
>
> Video: ATI X800
>
> Sound: SoundBlaster & Retek AC'97 (Onboard)
>
> LAN: Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/810 (Onboard)
>
> Secondary IDE: Inclose ID ATA66-2C (2 Cards Total)
>
> SCSI: AMD PCI
>
> Drives:
>
> Samsung SV4002H 40 Gig
>
> Maxtor 96147H8 60 Gig
>
> Maxtor 4G160J8 160 Gig
>
> Sony DVD DDU220E
>
> Memorex DVD16+/-DL4RWND2
>
> Quantum 4 Gig TM3840A
>
> Seagate ST329OA
>
> NEC CDROM 465 SCSI
>
> Sony CDRW CRX14SS SCSI
>
>
>
> When I tried to install, I took two different routes, first was a SCSI
> install (which had worked before) and the bios didn't pick up on the disk at
> all.  Second was from an IDE boot and it posted the previous error.  In
> that time I spent a whole day trying to figure out how to install Fedora
> Core 4 from floppy and I haven't found a way to do it.
>
>
>
> All of the images that I find from Redhat are too big for that type of
> medium and I don't have a flash drive or any other type that is required.
> Also, I spent the rest of the day trying to make a Boot Disk from
> http://syslinux.zytor.com/sbm but I was never successful. I could make the
> floppy bootable with the *.sys file that was provided but I couldn't get the
> program to access the drive after that or figure out what files to copy so
> ldlinux.sys was the only file that I was aware of.
>
>
>
> I know what the obvious answer is and its one that I'm really avoiding for
> two reasons. I know that to track the hardware down that it doesn't like I
> should completely tear the machine down and add one thing at a time after
> install.  This is undesirable for two reasons:
>
>
>
>    1. it would take almost 2 days worth of work
>    2. anytime Windows has to reassign memory addresses, you run the
>    risk of the OS shutting down with Windows 2000
>
>
>
> So does anyone have another work around?
>

would a floppy disk you can boot off help ? if so check this:

You can also get something like Smart BootManager:


  http://btmgr.webframe.org/


This is a media-agnostic boot program that fits on a floppy and will
let you boot almost any media on your machine.


--  Stolen with pride from Rick Stevens......  :-)






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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/8/06, <b class="gmail_sendername"
>Albert A. Hocking III</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:albertahocking@(protected)"
>albertahocking@(protected)</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail
_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0
.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="direction: ltr;">






<div>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Ok, here is an example of the
Error that I'm receiving:</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">ISOLINUX 2.11 2004-08-16
isolinux: Loading spec packet failed, trying<br>to wing it...<br>isolinux:
Extremely broken BIOS detected, last ditch attempt with drive = 9F<br>isolinux:
Disk error 01, AX = 4209, drive 9F<br>Boot failed: press a key to retry...</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Here is my machine:</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Motherboard: Gigabyte
GA-K8NSC-939 (See http://NSC-939.ora-code.com)</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">RAM: 2 Gig</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Video: ATI X800</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Sound: SoundBlaster &amp; Retek
AC'97 (Onboard)</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">LAN: Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/810
(Onboard)</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Secondary IDE: Inclose ID
ATA66-2C (2 Cards Total)</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">SCSI: AMD PCI</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Drives:</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Samsung SV4002H 40 Gig</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Maxtor 96147H8 60 Gig</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Maxtor 4G160J8 160 Gig</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Sony DVD DDU220E</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Memorex DVD16+/-DL4RWND2</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Quantum 4 Gig TM3840A</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Seagate ST329OA</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">NEC CDROM 465 SCSI</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Sony CDRW CRX14SS SCSI</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">When I tried to install, I took
two different routes, first was a SCSI install (which had worked before) and
the
bios didn't pick up on the disk at all. <span>&nbsp;</span>Second was from an
IDE boot and it posted
the previous error.<span>&nbsp; </span>In that time I
spent a whole day trying to figure out how to install Fedora Core 4 from floppy
and I haven't found a way to do it.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">All of the images that I find
from Redhat are too big for that type of medium and I don't have a flash drive
or any other type that is required.<span>&nbsp;
</span>Also, I spent the rest of the day trying to make a Boot Disk from
<a href="http://syslinux.zytor.com/sbm" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js
.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://syslinux.zytor.com/sbm</a> but I was
never successful. I could make the
floppy bootable with the *.sys file that was provided but I couldn't get the
program to access the drive after that or figure out what files to copy so
ldlinux.sys was the only file that I was aware of.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">I know what the obvious answer is
and its one that I'm really avoiding for two reasons. I know that to track the
hardware down that it doesn't like I should completely tear the machine down
and
add one thing at a time after install.<span>&nbsp;
</span>This is undesirable for two reasons:</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font>&nbsp;</p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1">
 <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">it
 would take almost 2 days worth of work</li>
 <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">anytime
 Windows has to reassign memory addresses, you run the risk of the OS shutting
 down with Windows 2000</li></ol>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">So does anyone have another work
around?</p></div></div></blockquote><div><br>
would a floppy disk you can boot off help ? if so check this:<br>
<br>
<pre style="margin: 0em;">You can also get something like Smart BootManager:<
/pre>
<br>

<pre style="margin: 0em;">   <a href="http://btmgr.webframe.org/">http://btmgr
.webframe.org/</a></pre>
<br>

<pre style="margin: 0em;">This is a media-agnostic boot program that fits on a
floppy and will<br>let you boot almost any media on your machine.</pre>
<br>
--&nbsp; Stolen with pride from Rick Stevens......&nbsp; :-)<br>
<br>
&nbsp;<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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