Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 15:04:30 -0500 (CDT) From: Micho Durdevich <micho@math.unam.mx> To: www@FreeBSD.org Subject: A new FreeBSD article Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0505061502230.3282-100000@riemann.matem.unam.mx>
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Greetings from Mexico! I thought you might be interested to list my article "Installing FreeBSD on IBM Netvista S40" on your FreeBSD-articles/news page. The URL is: http://www.q-systemsonline.com/netvista_s40.html Abstract: We present several ways of setting up FreeBSD operating system on IBM Netvista S40, a so-called "legacy free" computer. The difficulty arises because the machine has no standard AT keyboard controller, and the existing FreeBSD subroutines for the gate A20 and for the keyboard controller probes result inappropriate. We discuss a replacement bootstrap code, which more carefully deals with the A20 issue. Some simple modifications to the FreeBSD kernel code are considered, too. A manual method for preparing a bootable installation CD, suitable for both Netvista and all standard configurations, is examined. Installations of DragonFly, NetBSD, OpenBSD and OS/2 are also discussed. Best wishes, Micho Durdevich Desde la Infinita Ciudad de Mexico... Micho Durdevich Institute of Mathematics, UNAM * 30 02 01 33 * Quantum Principal Bundles 13 21 22 10 * Planck Scale Physics 23 11 12 20 * Subquantum Mechanics 00 32 31 03 * Noncommutative Geometry http://www.matem.unam.mx/~micho * * * * * * * * * * * * * Area de la Investigacion Cientifica tel (525) 6224759 * Circuito Exterior fax (525) 5501342 * Ciudad Universitaria Mexico DF, CP 04510, MEXICO
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