Eduard and Chris Thanks for the help, more details.
>From "cat /proc/version" Linux version 2.2.20(herbet@gondolin) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 Mon Dec 31 07:05:08 Machine specs Gateway Pentium II 400MHz 256 MB ram IDE 0 ST310212A - (PM) IDE 1 QUANTUM Fireball EL10.2A BIOS version 4M4PB0X1.15A.0013.P97 I have not booted from linux.bin. Still working on it. After mounting my swap and ext2 partition, I attempt to create the boot floppy. After getting the dbootstrap error message, I went to the console (ctrl/alt/F2) and looked at dmesg. Starting at the "Adding Swap: 136512k swap-space (priority -1)" line there are 4 after it. All four are : "VFS: Disk change detected on device fd(2,0)" In the previous mail, I told you what was in /var/log/messages I then tried the following mount requests >mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t auto ** worked >mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t vfat ** did NOT work >mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t msdos ** worked Then did: >chroot /target >superformat /dev/fd0 "A CAUTION: The line is drive and controller specific, so it should be removed before installing a new drive 0 or floppy controller" message is displayed prior to the formating/verifying cylinder X, head Y output. "mformat -s18 -t80 -h2 -S2 -M512 a:" is displayed followed by "sh: mformat: command not found". Since there is no mformat under /target, I then exited out of the chroot and tried >cd >/target/usr/bin/superformat /dev/fd0 I got the same CAUTION message and the same mformat command was displayed but rather than the "command not found" the message "mformat: lazybox no op". OK, I tried to do mformat on my own. >mformat a: "mformat: lazybox no op" was displayed Hmmm. mformat is found in /usr/bin. I've never used mformat before but after reading the man page, it definitely seems hosed! What else can I tell you? Tom -----Original Message----- From: Eduard Bloch [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eduard Bloch Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 1:19 PM To: Tom Whitcomb; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bug#140305: Make a Boot Floppy failes on boot-floppies version 3.0.21 tags 140305 + moreinfo thanks #include <hallo.h> Tom Whitcomb wrote on Thu Mar 28, 2002 um 09:20:57AM: > user.info.dbootstrap[256]: formatting floppy with cmd 'export > LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/target/lib:/target/usr/lib";/target/usr/bin/superformat > /dev/fd0 hd' This is normal. Please boot with "linux.bin debug" to see additional debug messages. > user.info.dbootstrap[256]: mount: Mounting /dev/fd0 on /floppy failed. No > such device Please go to the second console and do: mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t auto mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t vfat mount /dev/fd0 /mnt -t msdos And tell which did work. Further, try after base system installation: chroot /target superformat /dev/fd0 mformat a: > Creation of the boot floppy failed. Please make sure that the floppy was > not write-protected, and that you put it in the first drive. Try another > floppy if the problem persists. > > This seems very similar to bug 99934! Who knows, you provided to few details... Gruss/Regards, Eduard. -- "Millionen von Fliegen, die um den Dreck schwirren, können sich nicht irren" (Auswertung der Win-95 Verkaufszahlen, in Chip 8/96) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
