From: b0503093@ntu.edu.tw (Yong-Ching Shiau) Subject: Re: SOS:Can't install by a1.test & a1 Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1993 10:08:47 GMT
Carpe Diem..... (jsyu@Uz.nthu.edu.tw) wrote:
> Dear Netters
> Now I find what caused the following error message:
> > MINIX-fsmagic mathc failed
> > [MS-DOS FS Rel.alpha.8, FAT 16, check=n, conv=b, uid=0, gid=0, umask=000]
> > [me=0x50,cs=2,#f=246,fs=23412,fl=12574,ds=36424,de=32962,data=38484,se=22133,
> > ts=1963212550]
> > Unsupported FS Parameters
> > EXT-fs: magic match failed
> > Insert disk a3 into the floppy drive then hit enter, q to quit
> If I format the 1.2MB floppies with PCTOOLS R3.4 , the problem is gone.
> But if I format floppies with the FORMAT utility of MS-DOS 5.0 , the same error
> message will appear. It seems that Linux 0.99pl6 can't be installed from the
> floppies with FAT-16 made by DOS-format utility, while it can get alone well
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> with the DOS FAT-12 created by PCTOOLS.
I don't think so. I (Everybody?) should be able to mount
his/her dos partions, witch is supposed to be FAT-16.
Besides, DOS should not generate FAT-16 format on 1.2MB
floppies. I formatted a completely new disk with DOS-format,
and it generatted FAT-12 format. I think it should be a
virus problem.
> But the other problem occured while installing from a1.test remains unsolved.
> Anyway, thanks to those who offered me opinions to solve my previous
> question. :-)
> Sincerely
> Jeanshall Yu ( jsyu@uz.nthu.edu.tw )