Im new to the list and hazard to put my 2cents worth but it may be a partitioning error/problem. Im not positive but i think the "read past end block" means that the disk geometry in your kernel doesnt match the bios.... ...as i said Im not sure but it may be worth checking the bios and your bootup files...maybe.. :) good luck dez ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Lighthouse Keeper in the Desert Sun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 4:09 PM Subject: Re: *cry* > I can't say for sure, but maybe you have a bad harddrive, or harddrive > controller? > > I got my old 486 (a packard hell, no less) up and running without any > problem using Slackware 7. And with Slackware, you don't have to install > anything for X. > > On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, Lighthouse Keeper in the Desert Sun wrote: > > > So. I finally got an ethernet card for my old 486 and put linux on it. > > But there are weird problems with the filesystem, including during > > updatedb, getting FAT errors for the dos partition and "attempt to read > > past end of block". And the gcc is either not there or non-functional. I > > put RedHat 6, kernel (June 1999), no X services except the libraries that > > it installed by default. I put egcs on it, and it didn't help at all. > > Copying the gcc from my working computer over to the old one let > > ./configure find the c compiler, but it checks to see if it works and says > > 'no, gcc cannot create executables.' It should have the same permissions > > and be the exact same file I have on my computer, which works. (I was > > going to upgrade the kernel, but I only have the .i686 rpm, and i don't > > think it would be happy trying to run on a 1994 i486.) I installed from > > the same RedHat cd, and everything. (Ooh, maybe it wants the objective-c > > parts of egcs... I'll have to try that if I can't get any advice from > > y'all... or if your advice is to include it. ;) ) I don't think I > > installed the objective C on this computer, and its gcc works fine. > > *shrug* I give up. It's clearly time for bed. I'll look at it in the > > morning, or after I get sufficient work finished (stuff due next week that > > I gotta do.) > > > > TIA > > Conni > > > > -- > > Entropy: It's not just a good idea; it's the law. > > > > http://www2.one-eyed-alien.net/~ccovingt > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/anime/Galadriel > > > > > >
