Re: Problems installing Debian on a 486
Matthew Gregan wrote:
>
> At 15:03 1999-03-23 -0800, Alan Bailward wrote:
> >> other machine, it brings up the boot: prompt, and then starts to load the
> >> root FS from root.bin.. After loading for a while it fails with the message
> >> "A20 gate not responding!"...
I can't answer your question, BUT I can tell you this:
This is to do with protected mode, and the keyboard.
the only other time that I know of this occuring is occasionally with
himem.sys (xx-DOS) on older hardware. If it can't do this, HIMEM.SYS
uses some other handler - not sure how linux is meant to do this.
frankie
> >[snip]
> >> The problem machine is a 486DX33 with 8MB of RAM, if you need more info
> >> about the hardware, please let me know.
> >
> >Could it be that the kernel on the rescue disk was compiled for 586+? Could
> >that be causing it? I'm grasping I know, but... :)
>
> These are the rescue disks from the debian-slink disk-i386 dir... I'm
> pretty sure they're not using a kernel for 586+ architecture...
>
> I should also mention that someone suggested I try the tecra rescue disk. I
> did that, and had no luck... I get the same message, so now I'm really
> stumped, having read the readme for the tecra disk I would have though
> that'd fix the problem.
>
> Thanks again...
>
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