Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 08:15:09 -0400 From: "Ross Potts" <rpotts@med.osd.mil> To: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Compaq Message-ID: <9710090815.ZM7967@unknown.zmail.host>
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I got FreeBSD 2.2.2 a couple of weeks ago in the mail and decided to load it at home to reside with my Win 95. I have a Compaq Presario 4112 (P120/16M). It seems to lock up at various stages of installation. I'm using eide drives, the on-board video, sound, etc. I also have an AT&T chip modem card installed(which I couldn't seem to get recognized). I also installed it here at work, where everything's generic. It works great. Could the locking up problem be because of a proprietary motherboard? Also, I read in an earlier FAQ that FreeBSD has a problem with WinModems. How can I I.D. if that's what I have? Is it printed on most of them? When I look at the properties in W95, it doesn't mention Winmodem. Unfortunately, when Compaq makes a family PC, they want you to pay them to upgrade or do anything to it. I had a heck of a time adding a second hard drive. Anyway, when I was inside the PC to upgrade my space, I noticed only one identifying mark on the motherboard(other than "COMPAQ"). There was a graphic of the alien head in the movie Predator stamped in white near the memory banks. Does anyone know the origin? -- UNIX Rules!!! Ross Potts Internet : Ross.Potts@med.osd.mil EDS-D/SIDDOMS Phone : (703) 824-7601 Skyline Two, Suite 1200 Beeper : 5203 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041
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