Biosread Error on NS 3.3 Install...??

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Title: Biosread Error on NS 3.3 Install...??
Post by: pan1k on February 22, 2012, 08:06:03 AM
I am trying to install NS 3.3 on my HP 735. NeXTStep gets to the boot options screen, but spits out:

biosread(): boot_device.driver() failed, status = -4
        biosread error 0xfffffffc @ 0

I have a SCSI CDROM and a Segate SCSI HDD hooked up to the single ended scsi, not the fast wide because it's unsupported. Any help is appreciated!
Title: Biosread Error on NS 3.3 Install...??
Post by: Noth on February 22, 2012, 12:56:45 PM
I presume you're using the RISC install cd?
Title: Biosread Error on NS 3.3 Install...??
Post by: pan1k on February 23, 2012, 10:07:56 AM
Yes, I get the Nextstep boot screen, it waits 10 seconds, tries to boot and spits out that error. I think it's the CDROM DRIVE. I downloaded FreeBSD for PA-RISC and it does the same thing. I'm guessing it has something to do with the 512K setting of the CDROM drive, some SCSI drives support it, others dont.
Title: Biosread Error on NS 3.3 Install...??
Post by: pan1k on February 27, 2012, 06:58:14 PM
It ended up being the CDROM drive. It needs 512k support.. it's set on parity on also...NS 3.3 is installing now...

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