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From: Lee Cremeans <cremeans@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
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Subject: Re: Intel Atlantis problems
To: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo)
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 17:33:06 -0500 (EST)
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In-Reply-To: <199603051523.QAA06350@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from "Luigi Rizzo" at Mar 5, 96 04:23:33 pm
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just got an Intel Atlantis MB (the one with an on-board video and
> soundcard). I have a strange problem with FreeBSD (only tried 2.1R):
> 
>     the screen goes blank soon after probing sc0:
> 
> This happens both with the install floppy, or with a custom kernel on a
> disk with the whole system already installed. Other than that, the
> system seems to work, as I can hear the familiar "fsck" noise, then do
> a blind login, etc.

What kind of video chip does your board have?

Lee C. at school