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From: pstewart <pstewart@oncomdis.on.ca>
To: Alex <garbanzo@hooked.net>
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Subject: Re: problems installing onto scsi drive
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Hi there.... I've tried multiple ways now and no success, including with
and without the extra RAM over 32 meg (to make it 48 meg in total).  I've
also tried the latest SNAP release boot disk and no luck either... may
have to stick an IDE drive in but I hate giving up...:)

Paul

--
Out the modem, through the SPARC, down the T3, off the router, past the
frame-relay... nothing but Net.


On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, Alex wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Jan 1998, pstewart wrote:
> 
> > With or without the extra RAM the install menu does finally show up,
> > however when I select "quick install" or whatever it gives me an error
> > almost immediately that there is no hard drive to install to.  It still
> > isn't finding the drive even though it identifies it when first starting
> > up and during the bootdsk load.
> > 
> > More ideas? :)
> 
> Honestly I've never used the quick (Novice) install.  I usually use the
> Custom (#7 on -current), and proceed from there.  Make sure however, that
> your disk partitions (#2) and slices (#3) are setup, and that it
> eventually formats the slices.
> 
> El hombre mas brillante dijo una vez "Cuidado hay NT". (it's a nerd thing)
> 
> - alex
>