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Name: jfreak53
Date: April 1, 2004 at 15:11:45 Pacific
OS: BeOS Max V3
CPU/Ram: AMD XP 2400+/512
Comment:

I downloaded BeOS Max V3 and it will statr booting but then it stops at the 2nd to last icon and does nothing. I have an AMD XP 2400+ 512MB Ram sis based chips.
I've done everything I've found in here to try nothing goes, someone pls help me, I've even downloaded the XP Floppy they had on the main site, and it won't even copy to floppy, rawrite just gets to about 92% then spits at me and says write error, when I use the Floppy IDE Replacement disk it doesn't even get to one icon and it will reboot my machine, I've tried making my CD-ROM Primary and no go, I've even tried making the CD-ROM the only thing in the computer, when I do make it primary it will get to the very end of install, the last icon and read from the CD a whole lot, then all of a sudden just stop, I've seen debug screen and it just says something about initsys or something like that, can't remember, I've tried to disable DMA in bios, but I can't find it, I've got a brand new AMI Bios, I've looked all over for the option to disable DMA, can't find it, help pls!!!
I'm really getting sick and tired of these things, I get a brand new system and nothing works, can't install my old MDK 8.2, need the new one to install that, I haven't gotten it yet, going to ship it tomorow, can't do OS/2 first disk keeps giving me errors, and beos won't even boot, so I'm stuck with good old WINBLOWZ!!!!!!!
Can't you guys see my dispare? Please some one give me the answer.
It does boot and start install just fine from another machine I have an AMD 800Mhz, but I don't want it on that one I want it on this one.

Joel



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Response Number 1
Name: jefro
Date: April 1, 2004 at 23:02:20 Pacific
Reply:

If you say the CD works on another machine then we should be able to assume that it is OK? I would then say put the CD in and use "safe mode" When you see "Loading ..." press the space bar and choose safe modes and also be sure you pick boot from CD.


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Response Number 2
Name: jfreak53
Date: April 2, 2004 at 09:31:55 Pacific
Reply:

Been there done that too, I've cheaked off everything in the safe mode and tried it a couple of times.


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Response Number 3
Name: jefro
Date: April 2, 2004 at 13:44:31 Pacific
Reply:

Oh, get the beosonline developer edition and try that. Otherewise you might have to take the drive out and put it in another computer, load beos on it and move it back.


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Response Number 4
Name: jfreak53
Date: April 2, 2004 at 18:41:23 Pacific
Reply:

Well how bout this could I just use another drive install it there then just copy the partition?


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Response Number 5
Name: jefro
Date: April 2, 2004 at 21:23:25 Pacific
Reply:

Only if you use the beos installer application.(easy!)
I don't think that any clone app will do unless it is the exact same partition size.
You might try bash command line tools but installer is much faster if you be sure to choose "install from" pulldown and "install to" pull down.


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Response Number 6
Name: kr1stof
Date: April 6, 2004 at 05:16:57 Pacific
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hm, i think dev.ed. wouldn´t work either.
since the max is said to be a bit more upto date concerning drivers and hardware support.
check out:
http://beoseh.neo-programmers.com/forum/index.php

there might be another solution....;-)


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Response Number 7
Name: jefro
Date: April 6, 2004 at 13:16:06 Pacific
Reply:

The Max doesn't have the replacement ide driver default I was thinking.


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Response Number 8
Name: jfreak53
Date: May 25, 2004 at 08:29:06 Pacific
Reply:

I just tried to install it the other day on another computer then bring that hard drive over here to this computer and just try to boot it up, and it wouldn't boot, the same problem, that's after the install on the other computer is there something I'm missing?


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Response Number 9
Name: matjako
Date: June 9, 2004 at 06:23:04 Pacific
Reply:

I have a AMD XP1800 machine. In my case disabling the multiprocessor support did the trick. There is no penalty for doing that on a single-CPU machine. If it works for you, don't forget to disable it permanently in config/settings/kernel

Matt


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