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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 09:59:06 +0200
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From: Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de>
Subject: Re: problems installing 3.3
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At 23:18 21.10.99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>i'm having difficulty installing 3.3 on the following system:
>
>amptron 3100B motherboard
>intel p2-400
>128m ram
>buslogic bt-958 scsi controller
>2 ibm 4.5g scsi drives
>diamond mm pro1000gl video
>keyboard, mouse
>
>scsi controller recognizes both disks.  disks low level formatted.
>
>i can boot off the 3.3 install disks and get through the full
>screen config.  i remove everything but the scsi controller, keyboard,
>mouse and syscon from the config.  system boots w/o errors until it
>gets to "npx0: INT 16 interface", which is the last line displayed.
>the system then freezes up.
>
Hi!

Well, npx0 is the numerical co-processor. In this case it seems that some
kind of routing mishappens.

Amptron is another name for PCCHips mainboards, like Alton, Eurone, Hsing
Tech...

IMO, based on some bitter experiences, they range from cheap to crap.
In field service, seen lots of them making stress...
Well, just a theory. will be happy seeing other guys pointing other=
 solution.

Regards
Olaf Hoyer
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