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From: ddl@husc6.harvard.edu (Dan Lanciani)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: MAJOR DISASTATER !!!
Message-ID: <2143@husc6.harvard.edu>
Date: 10 Mar 90 01:56:19 GMT
References: <791@sce.carleton.ca>
Organization: Harvard University, Cambridge MA
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In article <791@sce.carleton.ca>, ajai@sce.carleton.ca (Ajai Sehgal) writes:
| OK I really blew it this time. I upgraded my system to a 20MHz 80386 with an
| 80387, AMI Bios dated 9-15-89, CHips & T chipset. I still have an ATI VGA
| Wonder with 512K, Miniscribe 3035 with Western Digital Controler. 
| OS/2 1.2 no longer works! I Can't get past the boot phase. I see a "TRA" on
| the screen (after the com drivers load) and the system hangs. When I tried
| the install disk it hung after loading the virtual disk. In desperation I 
| tried reloading V1.1EE (IBM Version). It installed OK but would not complete
| the boot (screen went white like the PM background then system hung). Both
| my OS/2 versions are IBM (not MS). I've been through the manuals, but they
| are too superficial. My good buddies at IBM say that support is guaranteed
| only for OS/2 running on PS/2 machines (they were originally bought for a
| model 70).
| 
| Can anyone suggest a solution. This evenings frustration is enough to push
| me back to DOS ! (As a matter of fact I'm now back to DOS) Is anyone out
| in Internet land using the BIOS-CHipset combo mentioned above for OS/2?
| Any help would be appreciated, please send E-Mail to ajai@sce.carleton.ca

	I had a similar problem.  Try replacing the keyboard controller.
Possibly you could just try a different brand keyboard instead.  OS/2
seem to be very sensitive to keyboard controllers:  I have a machine
much like the one you describe.  It will hang booting OS/2 1.2
when used with its "own" keyboard (a "2001") but will boot correctly
with the keyboard from a Bell Tech box.  It will also boot correctly
with its "own" keyboard if its keyboard controller is replaced with
any of several non-AMI brands.
	I also have a Phoenix keyboard controller which will provoke
a crash from OS/2 1.1 (under certain obscure conditions) when installed in 
any of several 386 boxes.  (If anyone wants to borrow it... :)

				Dan Lanciani
				ddl@harvard.*