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From: jmsully@uport.UUCP (John M. Sully)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: DOSMerge/286 and Microport problem
Message-ID: <177@uport.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Nov-87 13:26:50 EST
Article-I.D.: uport.177
Posted: Thu Nov  5 13:26:50 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Nov-87 03:13:59 EST
References: <207@splut.UUCP>
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Keywords: hangs the system on installation
Summary: BIOS *is* important

In article <207@splut.UUCP>, jay@splut.UUCP (Jay Maynard) writes:
> I just got (finally!) DOSMerge/286 for my Microport SV/AT. (Yes, I know this
> should go into comp.unix.unix-at, but it hasn't been newgroup'ed here.) I
> run an Everex/AT Plus System 1800A, at 10 MHZ/1 wait state. 
> [...]
> I then reboot, with the new kernel in place. At the point in the boot where 
> it should tell me 'drive 1 type = 2; drive 2 type = 10', it hangs.

You don't mention what type of BIOS you have in your Everex, but the current
models are using the AMI BIOS which presently does *NOT* work with DOSMerge.

Older Everex 1800's used the Award 2.07 BIOS which did work just fine.  AMI is
currently working on revising their BIOS to work with DOSMerge, at last report
though (Rev C) they did not have it working yet.  You might try getting ahold
of the Award BIOS and trying that, DOSMerge is known to work with an Everex
box using that BIOS.

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