Computer won't boot?

[disneyjoe7]

Sorry new problem, maybe screwed on this one.

IDE Primary Slave Sony DVD RW
IDE Secondary Master IDE HD small 10gig used for data backup

IDE Third Master SATA 250gig drive primary windows drive


DirecTV Tivo in bedroom HD was failing maybe a bad drive error? Should know better to run Tivo without an UPS. I have a restore CD disk for Tivo for that model. I needed to low format that drive first so I disconnected all HD's from my computer and redid LF of drive 5+ hours later... Turned off and rebooted with this Tivo redo disk, boots Linux and ask a few questions and we're off. When done ask to turn off remove drive and whatever, did this and Tivo runs ok. Now my computer won't boot all is connected and showing up ok, but I get this message "Remove disks or other media / Press any key to restart"


The only other thing I can say when the Tivo HD was done the CD drive wouldn't open to remove this Linux boot disk, I forgot that and connected other drives reboot and never opened Linux but did have that message above. I then removed CD but nothing changed. Is this where I screwed myself? :eek:


:confused: :confused: :confused:

[disneyjoe7]

Well I tried something in Bios I turned off the small 10gig which is really a 6gig drive, and it booted I'm on it now.


Now too add second drive and see what happens? :D

[disneyjoe7]

Second drive running all is ok....

So what happen and why is the question?

[petrym]

I'm not a Linux guy, but I remember from way back that every drive had be mounted before you could get to it; did you give it a letter and location during the "add" process? :confused:

[disneyjoe7]

I believe you're correct by mounting / unmounting thing. I have what is called an "Instant Cake" CD which is a bit idiot proof, as long as you setup the computer up right first. CD drive must be Primary Slave, HD must be secondary master for 1 drive system / secondary slave for 2 drive systems.
It boots all this Linux boot info fly's past, it comes up with 1 question is the a 1 or 2 disk system. Then states Cake in Oven % done then done. It designed for a virgin drive non formatted drives which you lost the original drive software or you wish to keep the original drive as a backup. I had this software disk as the original drive died without warning, but it works like a charm.


As with any other Tivo hecks in the past I needed to mount and unmount drive.