From: jlu@cs.umr.edu (Eric Jui-Lin Lu)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Summary: OPTI + Tiny disk ==> hang????
Date: 27 Jul 92 18:35:50 GMT
Organization: University of Missouri - Rolla
Originator: jlu@mcs213f.cs.umr.edu

The answer is NO.  From all the responses I got, it seems to me
that OPTI + Tiny disk is not the problem.  It may be caused by
something else -- my OAK vga or H/FD controller.

Although some of the mailers indicated they have some minor
problems, they all have bootable 386bsd-0.1 in hd.  The followings
are the mails I got.

--Eric

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From: s891961@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Peter David Cupit)

   Configuration:

   386 25,  64k cache, no co-pro, mono card 2mb ram with 1920 free, 
   (since my  bios appears to grab memory for shadows even if they are
   off?) 

   My motherboard has chips marked OPTI on it and it uses an AMI
   bios .  [Dated 04/30/90]

   386 bsd boots fine. Fixit boots fine.  I also ran the install program
   and have bsd booting of a 20mb st506 drive , unfortunatly I don't think
   I have enough resources to spare to install the complete thing.

   -Still use DOS, I admit it! :)

   Problems:

   The keyboard locks if I push caps-lock or num-lock (linux also used 
   to lock up when I pushed num-lock).  

   Cannot suspend tip for example but I can suspend zmore.  

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From: jnpotts@iastate.edu

You got it!  OPTI chipset with AMI BIOS dated 8/30/90 (or something like that
date).

And, YES, the disk won't boot (unless I set the bios to no hard drive, and
reboot twice).

[NOTE: jnpotts's problem was solved by changing to 782 cynlinders with
       4 heads.]

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From: Daniel A Muntz <dmuntz@dip.eecs.umich.edu>

I have a 486DX50 with opti chipset and AMI BIOS and it seems to work fine 
under 0.0 and 0.1.

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From: Scott Burris <scott@pita.CNS.UCLA.EDU>

I have an OPTI chipset and 0.1 works just fine.

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From: Clifford A Adams <caadams@lacerta.unm.edu>

	I just thought I'd add that I had problems with an OPTI 386-wb
chipset running Linux.  The problems would only go away if I disabled
the hardware cache.  I have read references that some OPTI chipsets
may be incompatible with 3-chip 1-meg SIMMS.  I'll try to provide more
information if you'd like...

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From: "Michael Squires" <mikes@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu>

If you include 486's I've been able to boot from the tiny disk using my
486/25 using the OPTI chipset and an Adaptec controller.  The system
came from Broadax Systems (BSI).

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From: Dixie Flatline  <kkkg3408@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu>

I have a no-name clone 386sx with OPTI chipset and AMI bios, albeit not
Magitronic. I've had no trouble booting the Tiny 386bsd disk at all. I
haven't tried to install it, though, as I only have 42Mb, and with 
DOS and Linux already there...

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From: "Ross Sponholtz" <p00057@mail.psi.net>

I have an OPTI chipset machine, a 486/33 with a ET4000 svga and a 200 meg
drive.  I had many problems booting 386bsd v0.0, and v0.1 would not
boot off a 3.5" floppy. But, it booted just fine off the 5.25", and
I can boot off the hard disk just fine.

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From: gt@prosun.first.gmd.de (Gerd Truschinski)

 I have an AMI Bios dated 09.90 and a OPTI Chip set and I could boot
very fine.

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From: rmw3@po.CWRU.Edu (Richard M. Warwick)

Sorry, I have a MAGITRONIC motherboard with an OPTI chipset (38625DX)
and the floppy boots without a hitch...I haven't installed it to the
hard drive yet, but everything seems in order...

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From: steiner@radium.informatik.uni-bonn.de (Wolli)

hi,

I have an OPTI chipset and AMI bios
and there aren't any problems with booting 386bsd0.1

bye
Gruss Wolli     (steiner@radium.informatik.uni-bonn.de)
                (wolli@apoll.cs.bonn.edu)
                (wolli@plutonium.dbc.com)

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