mark@Develop.UUCP (mark) (11/25/89)
Hi! I'm trying to install Xenix 2.3.1 386 on a Mica 386 EGA Portable. If you scan Computer Shopper you'll see their adds. The 386 MB is a 20Mhz board with AMI BIOS. I have 4MB of DRAM in SIMM style packages (80ns). I actually have Xenix loaded but it does not seem to operate. I always get the same error: TRAP 0000000D in SYSTEM, error code=00000029 eax=00000000, ebx=06000614, ecx=00000000, edx=000000F0 esi=000010B8, edi=00000074, ebp=06000684, fl=00010246 uds=00000018, es=00010018, fs=0000003F, gs=0000003F, tr=00000100 pc=00000020:000010BD, ksp=060005F8 kernel: PANIC: General protection and the system stops and asks for re-boot. This error happens at different spots but recently while cleaning the file system. Basically I can't get in! The AMI BIOS has a VERY extensive configuration setup that allows you to control R/W and timing considerations. I wonder if anyone else has expirenced this type of problem with AMI BIOS and has a configuration that works? I know that Xenix once booted does not use BIOS but this stuff appears to do some setup of the Chips and Technologies 386 Chipset as far as what memory is allowed for R/W etc. My system is also configured with a standard 256K EGA, 150MB ESDI western digital controller. I have swapped controllers and I know it not to be the problem! I believe that if I could hit the right combiniation of configuration options on the AMI BIOS setup that things would fly but I don't know enough to hit it just right. I have submitted a request for help from SCO but wonder if there might be any other words of wisdom. THanks! Mark R. Holbrook 206-392-9672 (collect if you need to with valid info!)
mikes@NCoast.ORG (Mike Squires) (11/27/89)
In article <9@Develop.UUCP> mark@Develop.UUCP (mark) writes: >Hi! I'm trying to install Xenix 2.3.1 386 on a Mica 386 EGA Portable. >If you scan Computer Shopper you'll see their adds. > >The 386 MB is a 20Mhz board with AMI BIOS. I have 4MB of DRAM in SIMM >style packages (80ns). > I have 2.3.1 XENIX 386 running on a baby AT board with AMI BIOS (20MHZ/64k cache); no problems at all (except the HD failed after about nine months). My setup is completely standard, and I can't imagine that the setup would be a problem. I would consult a hardware guru - might be a bad board or slow DRAM. Michael L. Squires uucp: {necntc,cwjcc,hoptoad}!ncoast!peng!sir-alan!mikes 752 Chestnut Street ..!{pitt,uunet!convex,uunet}!sir-alan!mikes Meadville, PA 16335 BITNET: mikes%sir-alan@pitt.UUCP (VAX) Voice: 814 337 5528 MIKES AT SIR-ALAN!PITT.UUCP (IBM) Data: 814 337 0348 Internet: sir-alan!mikes@uunet.uu.net login of "ubbs" for BBS sir-alan!mikes@vax.cs.pittsburgh.edu