on the Compaq DeskPro P1 client. F1, F10, and DEL during power-up don't work.
Googling around, I've come across references to upgrading the BIOS but attempts to download
and install new drivers have failed three times in the reboot phase - i.e., I download them to disk or desktop
but reboot fails with the message:
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HIMEM: XMS Memory Manager Version 3.06
XMS Specification Version 3.0
High Memory Area Available 64KB
Minimum HMA residual size 0KB
Total XMS extended memory found 13560KB
Maximum extended memory blocks 32
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While booting, I note that memory test finished at 98,304KB
which I assume is RAM.
I've also seen the designation SP22200 which means little to me at the moment.
If I can change BIOS I can use a live-CDdistro such as 'morphix-light' rather than
tomsrtbt - same BIOS problem applies - to use 'lspci -n' to determine PCI ID numbers.
...but is there perhaps another way to do this ?
I am using an ALLOY-1439XD 10/100Mbps Network Adapter in the client.
I have emailed tech support at <www.alloy.com.au> to get [vendor ID]:{device ID}
without reply.
Reading text in the LINUX file on the accompanying floppy tells me that the driver
can be compiled from
http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html
but I am unsure how to write the setting to the boot-ROM they supply.
Any ideas how to proceed ?
I've seen references to more basic computers being successfully set up under LTSP (386,486),
and think there must be a way to upgrade the Compaq BIOS.
For further detail, see the attached email to ALLOY tech support.
Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi, I recently bought and installed an ALLOY-1439XD 10/100Mbps PCI Network Adapter in a PI Compaq Deskpro intending to use it as sole client in a two machine home network. I was successful using WinXP->Win98 but also wish to have dual-boot Linux capability.
Using Linux Terminal Server Project software (www.ltsp.org <http://www.ltsp.org>), I have
configured the server but need to have the PCI ID numbers in order to
choose an Etherboot driver for the Network card. I have had no success
in entering BIOS on the Deskpro (an early machine, apparently needing a
download to enable F10 &/or Delete for BIOS entry) but I thought that
you may be able to supply that information.
Ideally,
[root]# lspci -n | grep "Class 0200"
would give me something like
8086:1229
being [Vendor ID]:[Device ID]
Can you give me this info for the ALLOY-1439XD ?
Thanks,
Adam Bogacki, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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