My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
immediately after that install I got a new error message:

    ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.

This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
from Mylex Corp.

Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?

Thanks....

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On 2010-01-08, Kevin the Drummer <nobody@cosgroves.us> wrote:
> My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> immediately after that install I got a new error message:
>
>     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
>
> This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> from Mylex Corp.
>
> Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?

Probably switching off and on caused it (hardware error). swapping hard
drives or installing Mandriva certainly should not have caused it in an
of themselves. 

When in the reboot did that error message pop up?

>
> Thanks....
>

On 2010-01-08, Kevin the Drummer <nobody@cosgroves.us> wrote:
> My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> immediately after that install I got a new error message:
>
>     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
>
> This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> from Mylex Corp.
>
> Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
>
> Thanks....

Might the hardware have suffered ESD damage while disconnecting
the disks?

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unruh <unruh@wormhole.physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
>  On 2010-01-08, Kevin the Drummer <nobody@cosgroves.us> wrote:
> > My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> > a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> > original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> > 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> > immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> >
> >     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> >
> > This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> > from Mylex Corp.
> >
> > Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> > swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
> 
>  Probably switching off and on caused it (hardware error). swapping hard
>  drives or installing Mandriva certainly should not have caused it in an
>  of themselves. 
> 
>  When in the reboot did that error message pop up?

Very, very (maybe first) early after switching on the machine.  The SCSI
card BIOS always went (nearly?) first before the error too.

Thanks....

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Robert Riches <spamtrap42@verizon.net> wrote:
>  On 2010-01-08, Kevin the Drummer <nobody@cosgroves.us> wrote:
> > My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> > a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> > original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> > 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> > immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> >
> >     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> >
> > This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> > from Mylex Corp.
> >
> > Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> > swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
> >
> > Thanks....
> 
>  Might the hardware have suffered ESD damage while disconnecting
>  the disks?

I suppose that's possible.  But, I waited for a higher humidity
day (it was raining) after a long stretch of 25% rel. hum.
I also used an anti-static strap.  But, ESD is always a
possibility.

Thanks....

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Kevin the Drummer wrote:

> My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> 
>     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> 
> This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> from Mylex Corp.
> 
> Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
> 
> Thanks....

Maybe it is complaining about the wrong (number) of drives being 
connected.  


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On 2010-01-08, Kevin the Drummer <nobody@cosgroves.us> wrote:
> My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> immediately after that install I got a new error message:
>
>     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.

This looks like a motherboard problem. What happens if you press the key?
I do remember getting a similar error on my computer every time I changed
hard disks. What I'd do to get it fixed was go into the BIOS setup and
tell it to 'Auto-Detect Hard-Disks'. That fixed it every time. I don't know
if you will be able to do the same.

It certainly can't be caused by Mandriva.

Peter D. <p13@g-node.com.au> wrote:
>  Kevin the Drummer wrote:
> 
> > My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> > a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> > original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> > 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> > immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> > 
> >     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> > 
> > This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> > from Mylex Corp.
> > 
> > Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> > swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
> > 
> > Thanks....
> 
>  Maybe it is complaining about the wrong (number) of drives being 
>  connected.  

At the moment there is nothing connected to the SCSI adapter.  It's in
the system because my scanner is a SCSI unit, which happens to be
connected to my other computer at the moment.

Thanks....

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Giorgos Tzampanakis <gt67@hw.ac.uk> wrote:
>  On 2010-01-08, Kevin the Drummer <nobody@cosgroves.us> wrote:
> > My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> > a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> > original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> > 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> > immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> >
> >     ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> 
>  This looks like a motherboard problem. What happens if you press the key?

The system boots normally after a keypress.

>  I do remember getting a similar error on my computer every time I changed
>  hard disks. What I'd do to get it fixed was go into the BIOS setup and
>  tell it to 'Auto-Detect Hard-Disks'. That fixed it every time. I don't know
>  if you will be able to do the same.

I'll look at that.  But, all my disks are ATA and detected.

>  It certainly can't be caused by Mandriva.

I wouldn't think so either.  But, the timing is just too odd.

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 Kevin the Drummer wrote on 01/08/2010 13:19 ET :
> My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> 
> ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> 
> This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> from Mylex Corp.
> 
> Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> PLEASE post a SUMMARY of the answer(s) to your question(s)!
> Unless otherwise noted, the statements herein reflect my personal
> opinions and not those of any organization with which I may be affiliated.
> 
 Hey there... Did you every solve this problem?

rowdydog <rowdydog@domain-xyz.in> wrote:

>   Kevin the Drummer wrote on 01/08/2010 13:19 ET :
> > My computer was running just fine.  Then I installed Mandriva 2010.0 on
> > a spare hard drive.  The first thing I did was to disconnect my two
> > original drives, and hook up the spare one.  Then I installed Mandriva
> > 2010.0 PowerPack edition from DVD.  When I rebooted the machine
> > immediately after that install I got a new error message:
> > 
> > ERROR: BIOS SIZE INVALID. PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE.
> > 
> > This is from my FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapter BIOS Version: 2.02N (64K)
> > from Mylex Corp.
> > 
> > Any ideas as to whether this is just a coincidence?  Could my harddrive
> > swap have caused it?  Could a Mandriva install have caused it?
>
>   Hey there... Did you every solve this problem?

If you call pulling the SCSI card from the system permanently, then yes,
I "solved" it.

As for SCSI, I used to have all SCSI disks.  Now I'm on my way to
all SATA disks.  But, I still have a SCSI scanner.  I've tried
many times to move to a USB scanner.  But, of the many dozens of
supported scanners on Linux, I've yet to find one that's for sale
at a retail outlet, not on-line, and not in a store.  I've tried
3-4 from stores, and immediately returned them as they wouldn't
work.  The ones I tried had slightly different model numbers from
the ones that were listed on a compatibility website as fully
working.  Right now I have one working SCSI card in a legacy PCI
slot.  I hope that doesn't break.  %-/

Best-o-luck....

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