Microlite RecoverEdge on IBM xSeries 345, floppy

From: Roger Cornelius (racpop_at_tenzing.org)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 19:36:41 GMT

Microlite Edge 2.1 on IBM xSeries 345 server and Openserver 5.0.7 with
MP3 and UP3.

Beginning, I believe, with the install of UP3 and/or MP3, RecoverEdge is
no longer able to create boot images on 1.44mb floppies or CD because
there isn't enough room. I am able to successfully build RE media using
1.68mb floppies but when I attempt to boot the machine from the first
floppy, it prints the letter 'E' continuously across the screen. This
occurs when booting from either of the two IBM xSeries 345 servers we
have available. However, I am able to boot from the same floppies on
either of two IBM clone boxes I've tried them on. I have tried remaking
the RE media using different floppies but with the same result. The IBM
servers are able to boot from other floppies, the OpenServer install
floppy, e.g..

Microlite has not seen this before.

I'm wondering if this could be related to the issue recently discussed
here:

<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.unix.sco.misc/msg/7269008a0c494d5e&as_umsgid=20041218135048.GG13175@sco.com>

Or, if not, is there some reason the floppy is able to write 1.68mb
format but not read it.

For the record, I have edge 2.1 running on a Dell server at home using
the same OSR507 configuration and have no problem creating and booting
from 1.68mb floppies. 

-- 
Roger Cornelius        racpop@tenzing.org

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