Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 08:11:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> Cc: Kevin Van Maren <vanmaren@fast.cs.utah.edu>, smp@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: AMI BIOS on Titan PRO Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970425080657.942B-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <19970425085837.57898@klemm.gtn.com>
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On Fri, 25 Apr 1997, Andreas Klemm wrote: > On Wed, Apr 23, 1997 at 09:47:52PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > > On Wed, 23 Apr 1997, Kevin Van Maren wrote: > > > > > I burned the S1668 AMI BIOS from Tyan's site into a EPROM, > > > and the AMI BIOS booted! Not only that, but the mptable > > > correctly listed all the PCI bridges and adapters. Much > > > better than the Award BIOS which only listed 4 of the 5 PCI > > > slots, and didn't deal with bridges at all in the mptable. > > > > > > I'm sending the outputs to Steve -- contact me if you want > > > a copy too. > > > > Absolutely, please tell me what I can pay for it, include shipping, I > > appreciate this! If it's convenient for you, include 2nd day air prices, > > ok? If it isn't, I appreciate what you're offering, I'll take it any way > > you darn well please to give it. > > > > Do you know how it responds to smp? Could you send your mptable and > > configfile to me? Thanks. > > Why do you want an extra EPROM ? The BIOS is flashable or do you > recommend getting an extra EPROM to have a working Award as > "fallback" BIOS in case of trouble ??? I contacted the source, Acme, and they said it would cost only $15, so I went that way. I am not especially anxious to do the flash route because of the stories I've heard about flash failure. If you get that problem, your Motherboard is basically toast, and $15 spent to avoid that seems like a fantastic bargain. BTW, my post above was meant to be private, and it wasn't until after I'd sent it that it occurred to me that there had to be something else involved, because it meant getting something for nothing. I don't want to do that, I just want to fix a problem I presently have. > > -- > andreas@klemm.gtn.com /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH > Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ Support Unix -- andreas.klemm@wup.de > pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< > ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<< > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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