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From: norsk@sequent.UUCP (Doug Thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: minix 1.3 on 386/vga/rll system
Keywords: 386 vga rll
Message-ID: <26317@sequent.UUCP>
Date: 13 Dec 89 19:58:27 GMT
Reply-To: norsk@sequent.UUCP (Doug Thompson)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
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I'm in the process of building my home system with the
following components:

	386 Mylex 20Mhz 4mb	$1350
	WD1006SVR-2		$ 125
	ST-4144R		$ 550
	Paradise-16 VGA		$ 299
	NEC-2A			$ 499
	2 TEAC 1.2mb floppy	$ 170

and one of the projects I plan on using the system for
is "playing" with Minix. I have ordered the current 1.3
from P-H and it is back ordered! (is there that much
demand???).

  I have followed the discusions on the use of RLL 
drives with Minix and understand the mods needed to
the wini driver to get it to work. (BTW: why doesn't
the wini driver - which I haven't yet examined -
(on the AT) do a ROM BIOS disk table lookup based
on the disk drive type stored in the CMOS ram??
This is the way I did it on the XENIX drivers I
wrote for a couple of disk controllers while at
Tandon. Is there a serious reason? or is it just
a lack of someone doing it?)

My question is: does 1.3 work on a VGA card? in
EGA mode? does it know the difference? (I haven't
looked at the console driver)

If not, I guess I'll need to move my kids CGA
card in-an-out of my system until a patch
comes across the net or a I it myself.

Finally, have any other individuals run Minix
on the above hardware and what problems have 
they encountered???

Since I am home brewing my system, some people might
not know the Mylex motherboard, since they are sold
mostly to OEMs who put their name on the box. I didn't
see the 'Mylex' Motherboard mentioned in the list
of systems Minix has run on.

TIA - and happy holidays!!!


Douglas Thompson		UUCP: ..{tektronix,ogicse,uunet}!sequent!norsk
Sequent Computer Systems	Phone: (503) 526-5727
15450 SW Koll Parkway	!"The scientist builds to learn;the engineer learns in
Beaverton OR 97006	!order to build."  Fred Brooks
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Douglas Thompson		UUCP: ..{tektronix,ogicse,uunet}!sequent!norsk
Sequent Computer Systems	Phone: (503) 526-5727
15450 SW Koll Parkway	!"The scientist builds to learn;the engineer learns in
Beaverton OR 97006	!order to build."  Fred Brooks