From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16k4QO-000327-00 for ; Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:35:48 -0500 Received: (qmail 13378 invoked by uid 0); 10 Mar 2002 14:35:18 -0000 Received: from dhcp037-50-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.50.37) by mail.gmx.net (mp014-rz3) with SMTP; 10 Mar 2002 14:35:18 -0000 Message-ID: <002d01c1c840$c68435e0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: <001c01c1c633$cb4960a0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> <00ce01c1c767$3a79bc20$0100a8c0@tward> <001101c1c805$8a567c80$9d2efea9@computer> Subject: Re: Hardware Question Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 09:35:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: It came out of a stack of unused drives wich had all been tested and worked Ok. The hd is the original and boots dos 6 when the cdrom isn't connected. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete" To: Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 2:31 AM Subject: Re: Hardware Question > > Usually the jumpers will be labeled m a for master and s l for slave and c > s for cable select. Some hard drives arent labeled like this, instead they > are labeled as jmp50 etc. The hard drive in this computer is the origenal? > It would boot OK before you tried installing the c d rom? > Whear did you get the c d rom from? Did it come out of a known working > computer? > Pete > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Snow > To: > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 6:57 PM > Subject: Hardware Question > > > Hi. > I am installing a temperary verson of linux on an old 486 box. To Get linux > >from the winblows machine to the 486, I need to install a CDrom. I hooked > it to the same ribbon as the hd since there was room, but it won't boot with > the cdrom on the controler. How do I tell the hd to be master and cdrom to > be slave? > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >