Re: Hamm boot floppy problems
On 4 Mar 1998, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
> >>>>> "Richard" == Richard Roberto <robertr@nwmarkets.co.jp> writes:
>
> Richard> I sent this out last week sometime but got no response.
> Richard> I just read a request from Bruce for people to test the
> Richard> boot floppies so he can get error reports about odd
> Richard> hardware problems. I think this qualifies, but it may not
> Richard> be specifically what you're looking for.
>
> I saw a response; the Deskpro series has an EXTREMELY nonstandard
> BIOS, and Linux requires a patch to support its PCI devices well.
>
> I'd suggest an Altavista search for "Linux Deskpro HOWTO". :)
There is a large variety of Compaq boxes sharing the Deskpro name, 8086
and up. I'm sure that there are many iterations of BIOS involved as well,
all of them EXTREMELY nonstandard and what works for one possibly won't
work for another, although they could probably be grouped by subsets.
Bob
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