MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu (Matt Richmond) (04/24/91)
Hi all.. I am running a 386SX compatible with a Trident 8800 series
video card and Imtec 1453Q monitor. I recently bought a used version
of xenix (I got 286 version because, you guessed it, it was CHEAP! :-)
Anyways, on installation, the BOOT: prompt comes up fine, but then
when I press return like the manual says, and it *should* be doing
a hardware check, a bunch of garbage flashes across the screen and
it makes weird noises. I read through the Troubleshooting section
and it said the most likely cause of this is an incompatible video
card, and Trident is NOT listed under the compatible list.. :(
My question is this, has anyone else had this problem with Trident
cards and if so, how did you fix it? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.. Thanks much!!
--Matt
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makes us strong." --from Conan the Barbarianglen@sungate.UUCP (Glen Barney) (04/24/91)
In article <91113.131135MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu>, MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu (Matt Richmond) writes: > Hi all.. I am running a 386SX compatible with a Trident 8800 series > video card and Imtec 1453Q monitor. I recently bought a used version > of xenix (I got 286 version because, you guessed it, it was CHEAP! :-) You must have the 386 version of Xenix to run on a 386. Xenix-286 will not run on a 386-based system. -- ** --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- ** Glen Barney 301-258-5338 It'll take time, but we're going far, InterNet: glen%sungate@uunet.UU.NET you and me, I know we are. In time, BangPath: uunet!sungate!glen we'll be dancing in the streets all night
ronald@robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo) (04/25/91)
glen@sungate.UUCP (Glen Barney) writes: > In article <91113.131135MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu>, MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu (Matt Richmond) writes: > You must have the 386 version of Xenix to run on a 386. Xenix-286 will not > run on a 386-based system. You're WRONG. I ran SCO 286 2.2.1 for a year on a 386 box. No hassle. I didn't see the original article, but from the Subject: line, it might be related to the fact that older Xenixes didn't hack VGA, so it might be worth trying out swapping the video for a mono/hercules or ega, but I'm guessing. -- Ronald Khoo <ronald@robobar.co.uk> +44 81 991 1142 (O) +44 71 229 7741 (H)
wul@sco.COM (Wu Liu) (04/26/91)
/--MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu (Matt Richmond) said... | Hi all.. I am running a 386SX compatible with a Trident 8800 series | video card and Imtec 1453Q monitor. I recently bought a used version | of xenix (I got 286 version because, you guessed it, it was CHEAP! :-) | Anyways, on installation, the BOOT: prompt comes up fine, but then | when I press return like the manual says, and it *should* be doing | a hardware check, a bunch of garbage flashes across the screen and | it makes weird noises. I read through the Troubleshooting section | and it said the most likely cause of this is an incompatible video | card, and Trident is NOT listed under the compatible list.. :( | My question is this, has anyone else had this problem with Trident | cards and if so, how did you fix it? Any help would be greatly | appreciated.. Thanks much!! | | --Matt \-- I believe that versions of Xenix prior to 2.3 do not support VGA cards at all. If you want to use a VGA card with Xenix 2.2 or earlier systems, you'll have to set the card to default to EGA or CGA mode.
emanuele@overlf.UUCP (Mark A. Emanuele) (04/27/91)
In article <554@sungate.UUCP>, glen@sungate.UUCP (Glen Barney) writes: > In article <91113.131135MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu>, MSR113@psuvm.psu.edu (Matt Richmond) writes: > > Hi all.. I am running a 386SX compatible with a Trident 8800 series > > video card and Imtec 1453Q monitor. I recently bought a used version > > of xenix (I got 286 version because, you guessed it, it was CHEAP! :-) > > You must have the 386 version of Xenix to run on a 386. Xenix-286 will not > run on a 386-based system. > -- > ** --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- --*-- ** > Glen Barney 301-258-5338 It'll take time, but we're going far, > InterNet: glen%sungate@uunet.UU.NET you and me, I know we are. In time, > BangPath: uunet!sungate!glen we'll be dancing in the streets all night eh, I think you got it bassackwards 286 WILL run on 386 386 will NOT run on 286. - -- Mark A. Emanuele V.P. Engineering Overleaf, Inc. 218 Summit Ave Fords, NJ 08863 (908) 738-8486 emanuele@overlf.UUCP