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- From: callison@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (James P. Callison)
- Subject: Re: EISA bus machines
- Message-ID: <1992Aug26.190149.5852@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
- Keywords: EISA
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- Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
- References: <BtE228.D6J@kingston.ac.uk> <1992Aug25.013943.22305@microsoft.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 19:01:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug25.013943.22305@microsoft.com> satishc@microsoft.com (Satish Chittamuru) writes:
- >In article <BtE228.D6J@kingston.ac.uk> cc_s525@kingston.ac.uk (Francis Bell) writes:
- > > Hi Linuxers,
- > > The FAQ says that Linux won't run on EISA machines. Can anyone
- > > explain why, and suggest how difficult it would be to remedy ?
- >
- >If the FAQ says that, then the FAQ is out of date. I am running linux 0.97
- >on a Compaq Deskpro 486/33M (one of the newer EISAs) with a Conner 302xx
- >(I don't remember the exact drive number) IDE drive and 16MB memory. Linux
- >runs just fine on it.
-
- As I recall, the FAQ doesn't say it won't run on EISA machines; it says
- something along the lines of not having 32-bit SCSI support. But it's been
- a few weeks since I last read the FAQ...and I've slept once or twice since
- then. :-)
-
- James
-
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