[3843] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Quick Compaq Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Skull)
Mon Nov 11 08:38:20 1996
From: Skull <skull@yakko.cs.wmich.edu>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 08:36:08 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <328723C7.6CA09E08@wchat.on.ca> from "Daniel W. Forsyth" at Nov 11, 96 08:01:59 am
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> > The biggest problem I've run into with Compaq, and I've run into this with
> > the DeskPro XL and ProLinea models, is that they put their PCI BIOS in a
> > location where Linux can't access it without first running a DOS program to
> > relocate the PCI BIOS. That means you can't ever boot linux without first
> > booting DOS. It's been a real pain for me because every time Red Hat comes
> > out with an excellent new release, I have to hack their bootdisk to use on
> > these stupid computers. I'd suggest checking this out by trying to boot a
> > Red Hat installation boot disk. If you get kernel messages saying "No PCI
> > BIOS found" run away and buy anything else that works.
At least with the ProLinea p757e, I only had one problem, getting Linux
to recognize all my memory. I just went to www.compaq.com grabbed the newest
ROMPaq Bios for my Compaq, upgraded it, and it worked GREAT after.
Darron
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