Subj : back in business
To   : WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
From : MARTIN ATKINS
Date : Sun Dec 26 2004 06:57 am

-=> WAYNE CHIRNSIDE wrote to CHARLES ANGELICH <=-


-> WC> I DID however manage to _start_ the process of installling
-> WC> Windows 98 with an old Promise I/O card but the OEM
-> WC> software Windows CD failed when it called for a reboot to
-> WC> complete installation.

 -> Wrong OEM for that machine?

WC> Nope, original software complete with registration keys.
WC> Seems the problem must be Win 98 must see IRQ 14.

Are you saying you are trying to install an OEM to a slave drive?
I am not suprised it failed.

WC> Problem is the software is on CD and the Promise card lacks ATAPI
WC> support.
WC> Linux sees the drive as being /dev/hde

That's even worse. You are trying to install an operating system on
IDE 1 Slave. You've got no chance of installing any system unless
it has direct access to the MBR. If it is jumpered slave and if your 
bios will handle it then slave it to IDE 0. Unplug the master drive
and see if it can boot the slave. If you can't do that then it's
a tweezer job. Jump the disk master and plug the end of the IDE 0
riben into your new disk. Unplug all the other disks except the cdrom.
You have zero chance of installing an operating system on /dev/hde   

Happy chistmas. ;)
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