SOLVED: Slackware can't see two drive during install

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From: Dr. Albert Hybl
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 00:00

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While trying to install Slackware downloaded from ftp.cdrom.com
on my Office PC, an IBM PS/ViewPoint 466DX2 with "Intel Insider," 
I discovered that I needed to add the disk geometry for both
hard drives and could do it using one ramdisk input line during
the pre-boot setup, i.e.:  ramdisk hda=683,16,38 hdb=1667,16,63

I recommend that the on-screen booting information, the Installation
HOWTO and other documentation make crystal clear HOWTO use the
ramdisk line to input disk geometries for MORE than one disk.

Regards,
Albert

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From: hybl@umbc.edu (Dr. Albert Hybl)
Subject: SOLVED: Slackware can't see two drive during install
Date: 1997/03/02
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