Moore Brett wrote:
>
> A cautionary recount; ..'then powerdown your machine and short the jumpers
> to reset the cmos settings..blablabla. You can then restart your machine,
> and..'
Sounds like the time I messed up my hard drive editing the MBR. My post
to my BBS buddies recounting the adventure (once I got things going
again) began with:
Start with a freshly formatted floppy...
>
> The asus/sis combo seems to work fine..albeit with one minor quirk,
> my PR166 now identifies as a PR90...which is kinda weird but it seems to
> be running measurably cooler in the case, and feels as quick as it was
> before.
My Cyrix 586 shows up as a 486 under Linux and Win95. Shrug.
> To any who still think the idea of these motherboards being designed in
> consideration of win95 to be a rumour....check again. It's not hard to see
> why linux attempts to be bios independant, as a lot of bios updates that
> detail what the update actually addresses, discloses a lot of things
> 'fixed' in consideration if win95 compatibility/install issues.
No suprise there.
>
> I asked the question myself...when are, say, motherboard
> manufacturers going to sport the "LINUX COMPATIBLE" sticker.
>
> Do they even know what we want?? And what is it that would make an ideal
> linux motherboard anyhow?? Some interactive bios that works without all
Alphas! This is my last go'round with Windows. I'm sick of the bullshit,
and my boss will make sure I've got what I need at work (or find
something else for me to do ;> ), so why put up with it at home?
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Good luck!
John
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