[parisc-linux] Re: HP C180-XP CDROM boot.

[Thibaut VARENE]

First of all, this is definitly the LAST time I answer a private mail
coming from a m-l thread. Nothing personnal there, but you're not the
first one, and i'm getting tired repeating the same remarks again and
again.

I'll add a comment about not answering mails in private on the
mailing-list webpage right now since it's not clearly stated.

The most obvious reason NOT TO DO SO is that I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT'S WRONG
with your setup, but somebody else on the m-l might.

Since you didn't CC'd the m-l, if i hadn't posted back to the m-l you
would have lost any chance to get that info.

And for what it's worth, this is not a private lesson. m-l archives are
useful for other buggers to find info in it, darn it! :P


Thibaut VARENE
The PA/Linux ESIEE Team
http://pateam.esiee.fr/

On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 14:27:58 -0700 (PDT)
"K. David Prince" <kdp@hanhet.loew.washington.edu> wrote:

> Well, I eliminated hint #3.  I did pull out the CD-ROM.  I didn't find
> anything that obviously pointed to the block size.  Here's the info I
> have off of the CD-ROM:
> 
> HP CS P/N: A1658-60019	<== Bootable?  I can't find any references on
>                             this.
> 
> "Class 1 Laser Product Per IEC 825"
> 
> Jumper block items:
> 
> ID1		N/J
> ID2		Jumper
> ID4		N/J
> Parity		Jumper
> Term On/Off	N/J
> Prv/Alw		N/J  <== This one may be what I'm looking for.
> Test		N/J
> Power Supply	N/J
> 
> N/J = "No Jumper"
> 
> Is there a special place to find the block size jumper?
> 
> Dave
> 
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, Thibaut VARENE wrote:
> 
> > 1) You have a non-bootable CD drive (like some cd recorders and some
> > incompatible cd readers)
> > 2) the block size (usually a jumper on the back) is incorrectly set.
> > Check it's '512'.
> > 3) You have put the CD upside down in the cd tray.
> 
>