Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 19:15:09 +0300 (EET DST) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: Brett Glass <Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com>, dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, dshin@ponder.csci.unt.edu, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Boot floppy problem with Intel Atlantis motherboard (Mac Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960425191252.24488A-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <199604251225.VAA25186@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Thu, 25 Apr 1996, Michael Smith wrote: > Brett Glass stands accused of saying: > > > > > Use -c and turn off all the sio ports (especially sio3). > > > > Is this the S3 video chip vs. COM4: conflict? > > Actually, S3 parts are very tolerant of activity on that port. > Sadly, the ATI Mach64 chips _aren't_, and these are the ones that cause > problems. Some do have the conflict - you can't use some older (and I don't know about newer) serial cards/modems with Trio64V+ - The system still works (at least with DOS + Windows) but you can't access the serial. > > It all started with IBM and the 8514... > > > --Brett > -- > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ > ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ > ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ > ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ > ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ > Sander Eat good food, preserve nature, be nice to all nice people :)
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