Messages in this thread |  | | | From | "Pilgrim, Peter" <> | | Subject | Linux on 6200T [Prostar / AJP / Kapok] MMX boot problem | | Date | Sat, 21 Jun 1997 16:10:30 +0100 |
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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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