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na85
Incredibly Wordy Bastard
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 Posted - 10/28/2003 : 14:10:17
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This just occurred to me:
The pin settings also could be wrong... Check that it's set to master, and not slave or CS
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ListerD
Administrator
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Posted - 10/28/2003 : 16:41:39
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Doh! Good answer!
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Andrid
Wordy Bastard
692 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2003 : 17:21:01
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This just occurred to me:
The pin settings also could be wrong... Check that it's set to master, and not slave or CS
They call me Sodium
this is a computer that used to have windows 98 working on it, so i know it isn't that. How can you tell if the hard drive is detected? sorry about the n00bish questions. I can't put a comp together, i can only do the software stuff.
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aggie
Tribes Geek
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Posted - 10/28/2003 : 18:11:09
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Andrid, do you have TeamSpeak?
"I was successful because you believed in me"
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na85
Incredibly Wordy Bastard
1404 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2003 : 18:33:38
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If the hard drive is detected, it should say so either on the bootup posting, or in the BIOS. Just look for an ATA Hard Disc Controller
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Impact4ever
Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/28/2003 : 20:14:44
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Andrid, even though you said its a software problem, you need too make sure that physical connection is absolute. Yes its time to get your hands dirty.
Like Lister said, you must check the power cables, and IDE cables just to be sure(hey noob, make sure the the PC is turned off). Automatically the bios Should be able to detect the hard drive. I'm thinking something might had came lose.
To make sure you're hitting the right button to see the bios, keep tapping the Del button at start-up. Now from the bios, look for something like a Utility or Setup tabs. Under those you should be able too see if the Primary master drive (the C: drive, hard drive)is on or active.
I doubt it if its a jumper if you already had Windows 98 on it. good luck man. Tell us for any changes
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Impact4ever
Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/28/2003 : 20:20:23
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Andrid do you even have the latest copied of Redhat
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na85
Incredibly Wordy Bastard
1404 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2003 : 21:28:01
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I doubt it if its a jumper if you already had Windows 98 on it.
It could be a jumper (what I called the pins) problem if the previous setup had 2 dual-bootable drives.
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Andrid
Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/28/2003 : 21:58:31
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Andrid do you even have the latest copied of Redhat
"Just because your a genius doesn't make you a smart guy"
i decided to return to freebsd. seguti (computer geek friend) told me that it has better performance then linux, and this is an old comp so i'm striving for every little boost i can get.
I found the driver for my hard drive. i try running it in dos by (it being at a:/>) and typing setup.exe.
it replies by:
a:/>setup.exe
a:/>win setup.exe
bad command or file name
any help?
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Impact4ever
Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/28/2003 : 23:17:14
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It could be a jumper (what I called the pins) problem if the previous setup had 2 dual-bootable drives.
Yeah, I know where you was going. I was assuming that he has a single hard drive already set to primary master. I got to admit, you got a good idea.
Andrid, if you get your system up running with freeBSD, do me a favor and tell me how the interface look.
Thanks
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Slayer_Allen
Incredibly Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/29/2003 : 06:57:51
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I'll agree with Impact.
Awhile back I thought my harddrive was fragged. After a lot of trouble, I finally went out and bought a new one. But when I installed it, I got the same error. Then I pushed the IDE cable in a bit more, so it actually went in, and boom, it works.
Then, about a month later, I'm thinking, it was the same error.
So, I find the old 20, reset the jumpers to slave, and plug it in, properly...
Now I have two hardrives. I don't know how the connection would have got loose, but it did. So check yours.
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ListerD
Administrator
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Posted - 10/29/2003 : 07:12:30
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I found the driver for my hard drive. i try running it in dos by (it being at a:/>) and typing setup.exe.
it replies by:
a:/>setup.exe
a:/>win setup.exe
bad command or file name
any help?
Yeah, stop trying to install Windows!
FreeBSD is on a CD correct? Try booting from the CD.
The bad command or filename is from the fact that you're trying to run Windows from the floppy. I'll guarandamntee you that Windows is not installed on that floppy. And given that you said you blew it from the hard drive already attemtpting to run Windows off the floppy or hard drive simply won't work.
Start reading here: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/index.html
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Andrid
Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/29/2003 : 16:42:24
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I'm not trying to install windows. I'm using a ms dos disk for working and installing stuff. I got the bootable floopies, and i think that was the right path because when i try switching to d: drive it doesn't work either. i think i'll try a bit more, and if it doesn't work i'll have seguti come help. i'll bring anymore questions here. thanks!
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na85
Incredibly Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/29/2003 : 17:06:23
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He's talking about windows because "win setup.exe" is a windows command, hence the "win".
They call me Sodium |
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Andrid
Wordy Bastard
692 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2003 : 17:59:12
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well...you guys better not laugh.
my mistake was that I copied the ISO image incorrectly. I just got Nero, and copied the ISO image correctly and now it works. thanks for all your help.
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TicklemeElmo
Super Noobie! ;)
115 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2003 : 18:28:44
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DOH!! 
PROZACK It's not just for breakfast anymore! |
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ListerD
Administrator
1205 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2003 : 19:40:34
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Yup, instead of "Create disk from image" (the ISO) he burned the raw ISO do disk... Can't do **** like that! LOL 
Don't worry, I've done it too.
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Andrid
Wordy Bastard
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Posted - 10/31/2003 : 17:11:20
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lol...
someone asked me what the interface looks like, I don't know yet. I can't get windows x to work, so I don't have any graphical interface.
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computer help
