From: ghelmer@dsuvax.dsu.edu (Guy Helmer) Subject: Re: Rawrite Date: Fri, 22 May 1992 13:33:34 GMT
In <rickw.706492137@sfu.ca> rickw@fraser.sfu.ca (Rick Wong) writes:
> I was a bit disappointed in failing to demonstrate linux installation
> and usage of linux in school to a couple of friends (potential Linux
> users). When I rawrite (rawrite version 2) rootimage to a 1.44meg
> drive A: installed on a 386sx machine, all I got is sector 1 not
> found (floppy is already formatted). But whats interesting is I can
> rawrite to my home computer's 1.44meg drive B:. The only difference
> is that the school 386sx has Novell IPX and NET system files
> installed and my home computer does not, could that be the problem
> or a bug in rawrite. It would be much easied to attract more
> potential Linux users If people don't have to go throught the
> inconvenience of swtiching drive cable to make their drive A:
> 1.2meg drive.
It's a definite bug in the rawrite I hacked on. I haven't had the
opportunity to fix it yet, and I don't think I will since Mark Becker
will soon be releasing 1.3, which should replace my rawrite "2.0".
In the meantime, if my rawrite 2.0 doesn't work, please use rawrite 1.2.
-- Guy Helmer, Dakota State University Computing Services - ghelmer@dsuvax.dsu.edu White congressmen can't jump, but they sure can bounce.