Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!uwvax!tank!eecae!upba!dsndata!unocss!mlewis From: mlewis@unocss.UUCP (Marcus S. Lewis) Newsgroups: comp.os.minix Subject: boot problems Keywords: Turbo Laser XT Message-ID: <1399@unocss.UUCP> Date: 11 Aug 89 11:55:07 GMT Organization: U. of Nebraska at Omaha Lines: 23 About 6 months ago, I posted a request for help on behalf of a friend who owned a Tandy TX1000. Somebody responded in a posting, but my mail bounced. That's thing 1. The same guy just went out and bought a Laser Turbo XT (from Sears) with hard disk and the whole show. And it won't boot Minix either. They are claiming 100% compatibility with IBM, and he even replaced the BIOS ROM with the one JDR Microdevices sells. No go. He is now getting the message (not quoted) Bad Magic Number on boot disk (or some such). He's getting to the point where he puts the / disk in, whereupon it laughs at him. My friend is now 0 for 2 and desperate for Minix, but too poor to buy just any old machine on the list. (the Sears charge is wonderful thing) I realize that Minix goes down to the bare metal, in the true programmer's spirit, but this seems a bit ridiculous. HELP?! Marc -- Na khuya mne podpis'? | Internet: cs057@zeus.unl.edu | UUCP: uunet!btni!unocss!mlewis Go for it! | Bitnet: CS057@UNOMA1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------