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- From: terry@uivlsisd.csl.uiuc.edu (Terry Lee)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
- Subject: Re: Problem with OPTi?
- Date: 8 Sep 92 17:42:09 GMT
- Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- In my previous post, I wrote:
-
- > Has anyone been able to get 0.1 to run on any 486 machine based on
- >an OPTi chipset? If so, are you using the 486SXWB or 486WB motherboard?
- >I think I am experiencing bug BOOT009 in Nate Williams's bug list version 0.2,
- >where all of the boot floppies lock up the system after displaying the initial
- >copyright message (before listing any devices found). I have an OPTi 486SXWB
- >motherboard (486DX-33, 06/06/91 AMI BIOS). Please, I really need help with
- >this! Also, if no one has found a fix, new buyers should be warned away from
- >this motherboard (or chipset)! Thanks.
-
- Thanks to all the netters who helped out! Several wrote or posted to
- confirm that 386BSD works fine with their OPTi chipset or motherboard.
- Special thanks to Frank MacLachlan (fpm@crash.cts.com), who suggested the
- patch (included below) that fixed the problem. As it turns out, a delay was
- needed in the probe routine just before the keyboard controller is reset.
- Also, at the point where the boot appeared to be hanging, unplugging and
- replugging the keyboard will allow the boot to proceed normally. This way,
- a working system can be set up (so the patch can be performed :-) ).
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- Terry Lee
- terry@uivlsi.csl.uiuc.edu
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