Dell Won't Boot

I am trying to install QNX 4.25 on a new Dell computer but I can’t get it to
boot into QNX. The boot process halts wuth the message “Press ESC to boot
alternate OS …”

I have heard that using a boot loader from an older OS version may do the
trick but I don’t know how to install this. Is there anyone out there who
would outline the steps required to install a boot loader from an older QNX
4.x version, e.g. QNX 4.21?

Peter

pkorderas@crisys.com

Peter Korderas <pkorderas@crisys.com> wrote:
PK > I am trying to install QNX 4.25 on a new Dell computer but I can’t get it to
PK > boot into QNX. The boot process halts wuth the message “Press ESC to boot
PK > alternate OS …”

PK > I have heard that using a boot loader from an older OS version may do the
PK > trick but I don’t know how to install this. Is there anyone out there who
PK > would outline the steps required to install a boot loader from an older QNX
PK > 4.x version, e.g. QNX 4.21?

PK > Peter

PK > pkorderas@crisys.com

Boot your install floppy.
Load your IDE driver i.e.
Fsys.eide &
(or whatever)
fdisk /dev/hd0
Type ‘l’ to copy the boot loader from that install floppy.
Type ‘s’ to save the new data to disk.
Type ‘q’ to quit.

If you need an older boot loader, you need an older boot floppy.
What version do you have? I cn probibly help you locate an older
version.


Bill Caroselli – Q-TPS Consulting
qtps@earthlink.net

I have a Dell laptop that had this problem. dinit has an option to install
the old loader:

dinit -b -O /dev/hdx.xt77

where “hdx.xt77” is the QNX partition you want to boot from. “-b” says only
replace the loader, without wiping the filesystem, and “-O” says use the old
loader.

It was never clear to me which loader this command replaced, the bootstrap
loader or the OS loader on the partition, but it did the trick.

“Peter Korderas” <pkorderas@crisys.com> wrote in message
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I am trying to install QNX 4.25 on a new Dell computer but I can’t get it
to
boot into QNX. The boot process halts wuth the message “Press ESC to boot
alternate OS …”

I have heard that using a boot loader from an older OS version may do the
trick but I don’t know how to install this. Is there anyone out there who
would outline the steps required to install a boot loader from an older
QNX
4.x version, e.g. QNX 4.21?

Peter

pkorderas@crisys.com
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Kevin Miller <kevin.miller@transcore.com> wrote:
KM > I have a Dell laptop that had this problem. dinit has an option to install
KM > the old loader:

KM > dinit -b -O /dev/hdx.xt77

KM > where “hdx.xt77” is the QNX partition you want to boot from. “-b” says only
KM > replace the loader, without wiping the filesystem, and “-O” says use the old
KM > loader.

Don’t forget -h.

KM > It was never clear to me which loader this command replaced, the bootstrap
KM > loader or the OS loader on the partition, but it did the trick.