Yanek Martinson: "linux problem (boots, no prompt)" (Nov 30, 20:31):
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> I sent a message before but I don't know if you received it I addressed
> it wrong. The problem is: I put the images of boot and root on disks,
> and boot. It boots, displays "Loading System..." and then when it's
> done there is no prompt. Whatever I type is echoed back to me. If 
> I press any of the F- keys, I get this:
> 
> 0: pid=0, state=1, eip=0017:00000000

This is a kind of debugging info: it just means that the swapper
(process 0) is the only task running.  Normally state=1 means that the
task is waiting (but wakeable by signals), but the swapper is a special
case and simply ignores state. eip is useless: this value just means
that you have never made a task-switch, and thus saved anything in the
task-info.

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> Is the shell on root or on boot disk? At what time am I supposed to insert
> the second disk?

The kernel should prompt you for it, but my guess is that the fork is
failing, as you only have the swapper task.  This might happen if you
have only 1M of memory, and nothing above it.  True? Even with 384kB of
extended memory (usual on 1M machines) the first fork should work, but
this looks like you have no extended memory at all.

If that wasn't it, please give more info on your hardware.  Right now I
cannot think of anything else, as most things seem to work (keyboard,
screen -> interrupts work ok, no lock-up). 

		Linus