I found some one in the UK who has also AJP 6200T (Pentium 200MHz with
MMX)
>----------
>From: Mike Coombs[SMTP:MCOOMBS@mpc-data.co.uk]
>
>Yes,
>
>My machine says:
> System Processer: 200 MHx Intel Pentium P55C __with__ __MMX__
>
>I don't have access to the other m/c (the one which does boot Linux)
>at present, but I know that it does not say "with MMX"
>
>> What version of Red Hat Linux boots successfully (important on 6200T) ?
>
>The version of Red Hat that boots is the one from a recent edition of
>PCW. We have that bootable Linux on a spare 6200T hard drive and it
>works in the other m/c but not this one.
Thast would be Red Hat Linux 4.1 if you didn't know it.
PCW == Personal Computer World , a british computer magazine.
>> ...not be Red Hat Linux 4.2 would it ?
>
>Yes, I downloaded the floppy disk boot images only, and they failed
>on this m/c in exactly the same way, but booted OK on the non-MMX m/c.
>
>
>Mike Coombs
so it appears to be a problem with MMX machines. I am assuming this
machine is
the AJP 6200 with a __non__ MMX 200 Mhz pentium processer.
Does any one know why a pentium _with_ MMX will fail to run a linux boot
image
such as `boot.img' in the RH Linux. Note this problem also happens with
Slackware, and Drop In Linux from my Infomagic LDR Dec 1996 CD ROM.
I would be interested if other (U.S.) users with the Prostar 6200 series
have similar
boot problems.
See `http://www.netset.com/~greg/6200-review.html '
AS I WAS SAYING ....
The OEM for Prostor, AJP, Hi-Grade and ACI etc is Kapok
`http://www.kapok.com.tw '
In order to solve this problem I think I need ask an assember guru for
help ?
Any explanation for this weirdness ?
For that need a reminder here the hand copied boot message.
> In article <33A676AB.4E4E@scigen.co.uk>,
> mar2@scigen.co.uk wrote:
> >
> > Peter.Pilgrim@it.newsint.co.uk wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > I am a systems developer normally using Solaris 2.4 etc
> > > >
> > > > I just bought a Win95 laptop computer [British, London
> > > > made AJP 62-200M]. Does anyone have success installing Red Hat
> > > > Linux 4.1 on an AJP machine or similar. Maybe there is another
> > > > person in the UK who has done this already.
> > > > The Red Hat Linux came on the May 1997 edition of
> > > > Personal Computer World Magazine.
> > > >
> > > > I made the boot disk with RAWRITE.EXE with \images\boot.img
> > > > and restarted by computer and type return at the `boot:'
> > > > prompt and let the LILO boot up. The final message I got
> > > > happens to be :-
> > > >
> > > > LILO ...
> > > >
> > > > uncompressing linux ... done
> > > > now booting kernel
> > > > console: 16 point foint font, 400 scans
> > > > console: colour VGA + 80x25 1 x virtual console (max 63)
> > > > pcibios_init: BIOS 32 Service Directory Structure at 0x000ec050
> > > > pcibios_init: BIOS 32 Service Directory entry at 0xee600
> > > > pcibios_init: PCI BIOS Revision 2.10 at entry 0xee63e
> > > > probing PCI hardware.
> > > > warning: Unknown PCI device (1039:4107) Please read
> > include/linux/pci.h
> (The machine hangs up here, CTRL ALT DEL are useless)
> > > >
> > > > I am stuck! What else can I do? Any suggestions ?
> > > > I looked at the FAQ and I cannot find anything useful about
> > > > PCI devices.
> > > >
> > > > Appreciated
> > > >
Cheers
Ciao!
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