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Re: linux & bios shadow problem





Also, check or show me your X-server config. Verify whether you had
selected the correct mouse device.


: From Ellerie_Strunk@hntgate.hnt.oakxlan.sps.mot.com  Wed Nov 27 17:09:59 1996
: From: "Eli Borowitz-R53547" <Eli_Borowitz-R53547@email.sps.mot.com>
: Subject: linux & bios shadow problem
: Reply-To: Eli_Borowitz-R53547@email.sps.mot.com
: To: linux-il@linux.org.il
: Cc: Yossi_Amon-R52735@email
: 
: I wonder if anyone has encountered this problem?
: 
: I installed linux ( slackware 2, core 1.2.13, Xfree 3.1.2 ) on my PC. 
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: Everything works fine until I try  startx, at which point the system gets completely stuck 
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: and the only thing that "works" is a hardware reset.
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:  I have a intel 486DX 33 on a "MDK" motherboard with 8MB RAM and a  trident 8900 SVGA.  
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: Further investigation yielded the following:
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: 1) when I type startx I get all the usual messages about fonts resolution etc, the screen 
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: goes into graphic mode and then the PC suddenly gets stuck. No key combination works.
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: 2) When I transferred the disk with the installation to a different
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: computer ( a 486 SLC with 8MB ramand same trident 8900 ) the Xwindows works fine.
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: 3) When I release the "turbo" button I manage to enter Xwindows but if I do anything that requires
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: a screen update ( ls to a directory with more than a few files, top, eyes etc ) the PC goes stuck
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: again.
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: 4) The motherboard has AMIBIOS. The memory count is always missing 384K , even when I disable all 
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: bios shadows. 'mem' in DOS always reports 384k adapter ram in use. I think this may have something
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: to do with it.
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: If anybody knows anything about this hardware problem, please help!
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: 								Thanks
: 								
: 								Eli Borowitz
: