[OK, I think I'm moving into OT-land here, because I don't think I really have a Linux problem. But hoping this isn't too far off, since it's relevant to getting Linux booting...] I was thinking that maybe the problem was in my SCSI adapter --- maybe for some reason the disk isn't bootable. So I was going to try to check the SCSI BIOS. Now, my board's manual says, apropos of "Accessing the System BIOS Values": Restart your computer system. The system detects the SCSI host adapter, indicates that the system is running, conducts a BIOS scan, and lists all peripherals on the SCSI chain. The AdvanSys banner appears. Unfortunately, this absolutely does NOT happen. The SCSI controller seems to be working properly, because it's detected and I can mount an attached SCSI drive, read, and write it fine. BUT I never seem to get the opportunity to meddle with the SCSI BIOS (and I can press ^A until I'm blue in the face, and nothing happens, except for the Tyan BIOS complaining that there's a stuck key). Any suggestions? Thanks, R