Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 21:55:41 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com (Brett Glass) Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, dshin@ponder.csci.unt.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Boot floppy problem with Intel Atlantis motherboard (Mac Message-ID: <199604251225.VAA25186@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <9603258304.AA830432191@ccgate.infoworld.com> from "Brett Glass" at Apr 24, 96 05:46:02 pm
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Brett Glass stands accused of saying: > > > Use -c and turn off all the sio ports (especially sio3). > > Is this the S3 video chip vs. COM4: conflict? Actually, S3 parts are very tolerant of activity on that port. Sadly, the ATI Mach64 chips _aren't_, and these are the ones that cause problems. It all started with IBM and the 8514... > --Brett -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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