Tried 2.0.30pre10? (11?) [I don't use those kernels much]
2.1.56 or later?
> The system is a Intel 166 MMX Pentium, JET branded TX 512K motherboard,
> Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, dated 8 July 1997. I've removed
> all the hard disks, the ATAPI CDROM, the network card -- all that's
> left in is a PCI S3 ViRGE [which I've used before in other machines
> without difficulty].
hmm.. There's a SLIGHT possibility that it's the S3 ViRGE... That card
does fail in some motherboards (ones without proper PCI DEVSEL, though
IIRC there's some other situations too [I don't have the ViRGE databook
on-hand])... but if you're seeing bootup it's probably not that....
hmmm.
A strange idea - do you have kernel 1.2.13 bootdisk?
It could be the PCI init.
[can the systems init with any other OS?]
(wish I could help some more)
Good luck, eh?
- Teunis