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can't make boot floppy Intel I865 I875

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From: Bela Lubkin <belal@sco.com>
Subject: Re: Boot Error
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 21:02:12 GMT
Message-ID: <20031129210212.GR19731@sco.com> 
References: <qiVxb.3551$Y_5.42@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com> 
References: <qiVxb.3551$Y_5.42@newssvr22.news.prodigy.com>
Leroy wrote:

> I am Getting this error
> Reboot and Select proper boot device or insert boot media in selected 
> boot device.
> 
> The system board D875PBZ by Intel.
> 
> SCO Open 5.05
> Created a floppy, works fine on other systems. Get the same error 
> whether Floppy or CD Rom.
> Any ideas?

Yes, you will need a new version of the OSR5 floppy boot sector.  It's
attached below.  The floppy boot sector is supposed to have certain
signature bytes, and OSR5's hasn't had them since early in the Xenix
days.  Most BIOSes do not enforce the requirement.  Recent Intel-branded
i865 and i875 motherboards seem to enforce it.

To use this, copy this message onto the machine where you're making the
boot floppy.  Run:

  uudecode message.txt

(or whatever you called it).  You will now have a file named
fd135ds18boot0.Z.  Run:

  uncompress fd135ds18boot0.Z
  cp fd135ds18boot0 /etc

Now you can create a new boot floppy and it should be bootable on this
system.

You can also patch the existing boot floppy by running:

  cat /etc/fd135ds18boot0 > /dev/fd0135ds18

(after decoding and copying the file to /etc).

>Bela<

begin 400 fd135ds18boot0.Z
M'Z`";6*[[HTN-^[_^Y[M9=V3()!"N-)QERKC9-10ZP4B$).EH-/DB7R3&-DO
M`A;&('/)O=:S7@2\.J\&ST9ZM6UX+!+KP<%X)%A.'0,#%)SG;NTPA?"B^--<
M`<;<45W3`2-TO?(3D?'U`_X9"2($F%$U0":0*5M%>\`EM(;"*]5%'BA'<CT5
MGKM*0EK?=FCWP/]W./C](^/BDFV85=_3]#36_#,_0N+%92=I.]BE;3"`_4W@
M@*1RM5\$P&4A)Q\ST#8T\GA2A,D.&<6,TY:=\NVPC3SNK#VZGR?J3@@43#Q`
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M4.NIZ'V0SB=9"A++IJ61`4JA&W&<LRGN36H:V`-R;8C*N_Y%HM\WYMYD]/':
MX_>R^[DY<'.RX+7,[G;S<V$Y:NG+EW@N>?@NG@?[.SJ=<S(DGBA;MQFL>,1L
M-B&>Z1@"_0-Z)@#":2@&B807S)1\"^@&4"_8A+)3V4$YCY8BUC#J6:/0$4Q2
M%-`U3EAQU2R`N-L!*/&.MLRC>U/R#*!EZ))95/91NP<;'ZW_'?#0,OQ"M[(B
MK3P<K/9KP!51@NT*B;K30MW`R2"OZ8#TD\5Z.C@7PZ)S@=%Y?CYUO0D&XB/5
MJE"O(CUP)4)M0,64MZGL4"I\)@65*UF8AR)H4K5U]:5M4FFY4_^`#7K@R7
:D!-<@VN9FKCRW>.;S^A?B!_\+:(\0$`@``!H
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