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Date:	Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:46:17 PST8
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: Hard drive problem

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Sandy wrote:

> I thought I would just reinstall eCS 1.1 and start over, but when I try
> booting from the CD it says:
>
> Unpacking files
>
> CD ROM emulation terminated.
>
> Divide by zero (and then a register dump).
>
> I can boot into eCS version 1.0 from floppies, and LVM can see the hard
> drive with no problem. I no longer have my eCS 1.0 CD, and I don't have
> floppies for eCS 1.1 (I have always been able to boot to a command line
> from the installation CD in the past).

Sandy,

I have the eCS 1.0 CD(s), which I could loan to you, perhaps at the next meeting.

I have a converse boot-from-CD issue that I don't understand. The last time I
tried to boot from the eCS install CD, there was no problem. I can boot just
fine from the Knoppix cd, and a Linux-based Win-32 "repair" CD (which
doesn't do what it claims to do -- at least on my system -- but it does boot up).
However, my W2K install cd will no longer boot. (It used to.) Hangs forever at
"Setup is inspecting your system." The W2K 4-floppy pre-install set, which
does exactly what the early stages of the CD does, still work fine. I have no
idea how / why one can lose the ability to boot from CD so selectively.

Jordan

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