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Subject: Re: bios vs ps HD drivers
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Date: Thu, 6 Jul 1995 20:29:32 GMT
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Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl) wrote:
: raduga@netcom.com writes:

: >Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl) wrote:


: I only disabled writing, so it should read ok.  If you try to write to
: the device then it will print something like:
: 	ps-hd0: write at 285/2/10:1024 not done

when i run part, it gives me that error  when i try to write to the table.
although part *seems* to be showing a table that looks okay.
HOWEVER, when i run mount, it tells me that the partition is not a valid
file system.

: I've only seen one PS/2 in my life, with a Dutch keyboard, aargh.

*sigh* 

come visit UCLA sometime.   We have a veritable museum of PS/2's,
model 30's, 50's, 60's and 80's.

aargh indeed. :)

: You can now claim you have a historic artifact.  And it also heats your
: house in winter, and keeps the door open in the summer.

its not big enough to heat my house much; its only a 286,
the cpu doesnt really get hotter than ambient.

: There is one test you can make, see if /dev/hd0 is accessible.  Run
: 'part' on it.  Good partition table or junk?  Does

Good partition table. :)  

just cant read the filesystem.

: 	cp /dev/hd0 /dev/null

(dont have it in front of me. i'll try later)

: do something (stop it with DEL), does it immediately return, or does it
: return with an error?

: I'm gone from July 6 to 12, so no patches for some time.

awww :/
have fun though!

: Actually, I have just managed to get the BIOS driver working in protected
: mode, but it requires a 386.  A 286 can't return to real mode, unless
: you hit it with a hammer.

ouch. 
dont hit me!!!

: >is there any place I can send formal bug reports?

: You happen to be talking to the Minix 1.7.0 bug registration office.
HI. I THINK I FOUND A BUG.
or maybe its in my head.
(:
: >Or do all the Minix developers read c.os.minix anyway
: >and repeat posting would be a waste of breath :)

: You also happen to be talking to the entire Minix development group.  :-)
: --

errr.  is this a group of one? :)


