eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) (07/18/89)
i'm using a more standard MDA card with xenix 286 2.2.3, now.
the OS still dies many horrible deaths. i can't keep it running
for more than a few minutes. panics panics panics. often it dies
during fsck, too.
someone mentioned that the disc controller could be the problem.
i don't understand how -- the AT disk controller has no BIOS on it.
the controller is a standard WD 1002 clone. the xenix docs mention
the WD1003... perhaps the 1002 is not supported?
i'm going to talk to the cats who sold me the &^%!#@*(&$%^ clone in
the first place and see what they can do for me. i think i will have
to trade the machine in for something which is more "compatible".
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...... Steve Elias (eli@spdcc.com);(6178591389);(6178906844) {}
/* so much entropy, so little time */johngm@dhw68k.cts.com (John Miller) (07/20/89)
References: <122@accsys.acc.uu.no> <3767@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM> In article <3767@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM>, eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) writes: > i'm using a more standard MDA card with xenix 286 2.2.3, now. > the OS still dies many horrible deaths. i can't keep it running > for more than a few minutes. panics panics panics. often it dies > during fsck, too. I have a friend that was trying to install and run xenix 286 and it would only live a short while before a panic took it down. The problem was even though he had 120ns memory he was running at one wait state. He dropped the wait state and now the thing runs like a charm. John Miller UUCP - johngm@dhw68k.cts.com
eli@spdcc.COM (Steve Elias) (07/20/89)
In article <24973@dhw68k.cts.com> johngm@dhw68k.cts.com (John Miller) writes: >I have a friend that was trying to install and run xenix 286 and it would >only live a short while before a panic took it down. The problem was even >though he had 120ns memory he was running at one wait state. He dropped the >wait state and now the thing runs like a charm. ??? going from one wait state to zero solved the problem ??? i was trying on a system with 10 MHz, 1 wait, 120 ns chips. there was never a problem running dos or concurrent dos with this setup... so i believe the memory system was ok... for now, i have given up on this project (uucp->fax with xenix). apparently, my clone motherboard is the source of the problems. i can't bring myself to by another 286 computer or motherboard, the processor is just too stupid and i don't have the cash. for now i'll try to set something up with UUPC and dos fax software/hardware instead. -- ...... Steve Elias (eli@spdcc.com);(6178591389);(6178906844) {} /* so much entropy, so little time */
johngm@dhw68k.cts.com (John Miller) (07/22/89)
> ??? going from one wait state to zero solved the problem ??? > i was trying on a system with 10 MHz, 1 wait, 120 ns chips. > there was never a problem running dos or concurrent dos with > this setup... so i believe the memory system was ok... Honest the 1 wait state was the cause of the panic. I know it doesn't sound right but I've used it and he has never had a problem again since he went to 0 wait states. Dos ran well on his system as well at the 1 wait state. Xenix was just too sensitive I guess. John Miller UUCP - johngm@dhw68k.cts.com