Re: [tlug] NEC Trouble: Tom's Root Boot

[Jim <jep200404@example.com>]

Everyone should have a Tom's Root Boot disk in their collection 
of tools. 

"Lyle Saxon" <ronfaxon@example.com> wrote:

> Jim wrote:
> 
> >Also, boot Tom's Root Boot, then see what hard drives it thinks 
> >you have. (Explore /proc/ide.)
> >
> >   http://www.toms.net/rb/
> >
> >Tom's Root Boot should be a standard tool that you have laying 
> >around waiting for a situation like this. Same for Knoppix. 

> I do have Knoppix, and I have tried to use it - 

I said to boot Tom's Root Boot, not Knoppix. 

All that I said about Knoppix is that it should be a standard 
tool that you have laying around waiting for a situation like this. 

I mention both Tom's Root Boot and Knoppix because each has 
special capabilities that the other does not. 
In this case, you need to use Tom's Root Boot, not Knoppix. 
Both are standard tools that you should have 
laying around waiting for a situation like this. 

> but when the machine 
> locks onto the floppy, it ignores everything else!  

Indeed. Perhaps you should investigate Tom's Root Boot 
instead of talking about Knoppix and CD drives. 

> It won't look at the CD drive 

Good. 

Boot Tom's Root Boot.