Re: VX Chipsets and 2.2.5
On Sun, 16 May 1999, Phillip R. Jaenke wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 1999, Robert Woodcock wrote:
>
> > Michael Beattie wrote:
> > >I have been told by an aquaintance that linux 2.1.x or greater kernels are
> > >unlikely to boot on a Motherboard that uses a VX Chipset. I have a
> > >VXPro...
> > Well at least your friends know where to get good crack.
>
> Aye.
Ahhh... The reason he said this was that OS/2 wouldnt boot... but that was
the latest version... beta even.
> > 2.2.5 runs fine on VX boards, and oh, BTW, the VXPro is absolutely not a VX.
> > It's a clone with a similar feature set.
>
> Former VXpro owner here. It's a similar feature set, yes. But not
> implemented anything like VX. Be prepared for a nightmare of IDE resets
> (which are a *REAL* bad thing) and kernel Oopses every few days. I'd
> suggest replacing the board. Super7's are really cheap now; FIC VA-503+ is
> down to about $60.
US$? Double it for me. And I am a student... :( no money.
I get the occasional IDE reset at the moment.... but only when my 32x
CDROM drive decides it doesnt want to spin up that dodgey written CD.
Anyway, It's VERY hard to find PI motherboards now, (In my city anyway) so
I might just see how long an uptime I get with my potato box running
2.0.36
Michael Beattie (mike@omnic.dhis.org)
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