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- From: jlu@cs.umr.edu (Eric Jui-Lin Lu)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Summary: OPTI + Tiny disk ==> hang????
- Message-ID: <5550@umriscc.isc.umr.edu>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 18:35:50 GMT
- Sender: news@umriscc.isc.umr.edu
- Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
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- Originator: jlu@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu
-
- The answer is NO. From all the responses I got, it seems to me
- that OPTI + Tiny disk is not the problem. It may be caused by
- something else -- my OAK vga or H/FD controller.
-
- Although some of the mailers indicated they have some minor
- problems, they all have bootable 386bsd-0.1 in hd. The followings
- are the mails I got.
-
- --Eric
-
- =================================================================
-
-
- From: s891961@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Peter David Cupit)
-
- Configuration:
-
- 386 25, 64k cache, no co-pro, mono card 2mb ram with 1920 free,
- (since my bios appears to grab memory for shadows even if they are
- off?)
-
- My motherboard has chips marked OPTI on it and it uses an AMI
- bios . [Dated 04/30/90]
-
- 386 bsd boots fine. Fixit boots fine. I also ran the install program
- and have bsd booting of a 20mb st506 drive , unfortunatly I don't think
- I have enough resources to spare to install the complete thing.
-
- -Still use DOS, I admit it! :)
-
- Problems:
-
- The keyboard locks if I push caps-lock or num-lock (linux also used
- to lock up when I pushed num-lock).
-
- Cannot suspend tip for example but I can suspend zmore.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: jnpotts@iastate.edu
-
- You got it! OPTI chipset with AMI BIOS dated 8/30/90 (or something like that
- date).
-
- And, YES, the disk won't boot (unless I set the bios to no hard drive, and
- reboot twice).
-
- [NOTE: jnpotts's problem was solved by changing to 782 cynlinders with
- 4 heads.]
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: Daniel A Muntz <dmuntz@dip.eecs.umich.edu>
-
- I have a 486DX50 with opti chipset and AMI BIOS and it seems to work fine
- under 0.0 and 0.1.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: Scott Burris <scott@pita.CNS.UCLA.EDU>
-
- I have an OPTI chipset and 0.1 works just fine.
-
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: Clifford A Adams <caadams@lacerta.unm.edu>
-
- I just thought I'd add that I had problems with an OPTI 386-wb
- chipset running Linux. The problems would only go away if I disabled
- the hardware cache. I have read references that some OPTI chipsets
- may be incompatible with 3-chip 1-meg SIMMS. I'll try to provide more
- information if you'd like...
-
- --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: "Michael Squires" <mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>
-
- If you include 486's I've been able to boot from the tiny disk using my
- 486/25 using the OPTI chipset and an Adaptec controller. The system
- came from Broadax Systems (BSI).
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: Dixie Flatline <kkkg3408@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>
-
- I have a no-name clone 386sx with OPTI chipset and AMI bios, albeit not
- Magitronic. I've had no trouble booting the Tiny 386bsd disk at all. I
- haven't tried to install it, though, as I only have 42Mb, and with
- DOS and Linux already there...
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: "Ross Sponholtz" <p00057@mail.psi.net>
-
- I have an OPTI chipset machine, a 486/33 with a ET4000 svga and a 200 meg
- drive. I had many problems booting 386bsd v0.0, and v0.1 would not
- boot off a 3.5" floppy. But, it booted just fine off the 5.25", and
- I can boot off the hard disk just fine.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: gt@prosun.first.gmd.de (Gerd Truschinski)
-
- I have an AMI Bios dated 09.90 and a OPTI Chip set and I could boot
- very fine.
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: rmw3@po.CWRU.Edu (Richard M. Warwick)
-
- Sorry, I have a MAGITRONIC motherboard with an OPTI chipset (38625DX)
- and the floppy boots without a hitch...I haven't installed it to the
- hard drive yet, but everything seems in order...
-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: steiner@radium.informatik.uni-bonn.de (Wolli)
-
- hi,
-
- I have an OPTI chipset and AMI bios
- and there aren't any problems with booting 386bsd0.1
-
- bye
- Gruss Wolli (steiner@radium.informatik.uni-bonn.de)
- (wolli@apoll.cs.bonn.edu)
- (wolli@plutonium.dbc.com)
-
- --
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- * Obviousness is always the enemy of * \ Jui-Lin Lu (Eric) / *
- * correctness. -- Bertrand Russell * / jlu@cs.umr.edu \ *
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