I have it set to 'Other' and my system boots fine. What brought that to my attention is that there was a NOTE in the box. Which stated that when you install Linux/Unix to make sure that this setting is changed to 'Other'. SO, I did that and it works. On another note, the HDD is used had RH8.0 already installed when I had it connected to the other mother board. (MSI MS-6501 K7D Master L) Wolf |-----Original Message----- |From: HoytDuff [mailto:hoyt@cavtel.net] |Sent: Friday, 18 October 2002 03:31 pm |To: psyche-list@redhat.com |Subject: Re: Install Problem - Tyan Tiger MP mobo and Athlon 1800 MP | | |On Thursday 17 October 2002 09:31 pm, Wolfgang Gill scribbled |in crayon on a |yellow legal pad: |> Also in the BIOS for HDD Geometry (Large Disk Access Mode), |set it to |> 'Other' and NOT leave it on 'DOS'. As it appears that Unix/Linux |> handle the drive geometry a little differently than DOS. | |I have not found this to be true with my MP2466. It must be |set to DOS or the |drive will not boot. | |-- |Hoyt |http://www.maximumhoyt.com | |It's all fun and games unitl someone immanentizes the eschaton. ###################################################################### Attention: This e-mail message is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient please delete the message and notify the sender. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author. This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal www.marshalsoftware.com ###################################################################### -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
