From: linux@armageddon.slip.uiuc.edu (Linux Working Account) Subject: 0.99 and Cyrix SLC (but 0.97 works!!) Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1993 10:03:39 GMT
It seems there is something in .99 (and possible, or possibly not .98)
which stops Linux from running. I had a similar problem to one described a
shot while ago.
While booting Linux SLS .99pl5 on a Cyrix 486SLC powered Notebook,
everything worked fine until it actually tried to give us a login prompt.
Then "something" went wrong. The virtual consoles were all still there,
and it registered the "Unexpected HD Interrupt" from the Powersave HD
going off. Yet it would not bring up a login prompt. We recompioled the
99pl5 kernel without the SCSI and TCP/IP (and other such features that we
did not need) and STILL it would not finish booting on this Cyrix
processor.
HOWEVER, 0.97 boots just fine, completely installable/runnable (but old).
Does this mean it's a "bug" now instead of an "unsupported" processor? Who
knows, but those with their hands in the code would probably have a better
idea then I.
David Jeske (jeske@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu)