Re: [Sheflug] Booting a Compaq Prosignia server

["james bruce" <nospam [at] sheffield.ac.uk>]

am probabably being stupid here; but did u tell it to write to the MBR in
the install? i dont think it gives it as a default option - u hav to click
advanced (assuming ur using suse 7.2)

or, if it is set to that, its presumably a BIOS problem - check the boot
order etc as it might be that the hard disk isnt even being told it should
boot.

ps: can u be James 2 please? or do i have to be James 2.

cheers
james 2

----- Original Message -----
From: <nospam [at] consignia.com>
To: <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 1:46 AM
Subject: [Sheflug] Booting a Compaq Prosignia server


>
>
> Hi there
>
> I have just put together ( with Richard's help) an old Compaq Prosignia
200
> server. We have installed
> a minimum SUSE system and I intend to use the machine as a home file
server.
>
> It is a P166 with 80Mb RAM, 5Gb and 3.5 Gb disks.
> My question is: Does anybody know how to get the thing to boot from the
hard
> disk?
>
> At the moment I can only boot the system from the CD-ROM drive using the
SUSE
> CD1, the machine will not even boot from the floppy disk.
> When the machine starts it gives two options: Press F1 to continue or F10
for
> system setup. Pressing F10 does nothing and pressing F1 boots it from
> the CD.
>
> I have downloaded all of the Compaq utilities for Prosignia 200 servers
but
> without being able to boot from floppy I cannot use any of the floppy
disks
> that are created.
>
> Can anybody help?
>
> Thanks
>
> James
>
>
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