"Mathco Tech. Dep" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The easiest way to apply the patch is
> to change the processor speed on the motherboard
> to 333 or simmilar, boot up, apply the patch, then
> change the speed back. But thats in the Windooz world :)
>
Plug and Play uhhh ???
Philippe
> Happy Y2k all
>
>
> Mathias Bjorkman
> Head Technician
> Mathco Computer
> http://www.mathco.com
> http://www.bayoulinux.com
>
>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: fred smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>Sent: Monday, December 27, 1999 7:10 AM
> >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>Subject: Re: AMD K6-III @ 450MHZ
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>On Sun, Dec 26, 1999 at 10:52:36PM -0700, Clint Tinsley wrote:
> >>>> fred smith wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> > I've only the one example (previously described), but in my
> >>>case (the old
> >>>> > MB was an ASUS with a P90, the new one is a FIC VA503+ with
> >>>a K6-II/350)
> >>>> > Linux came up with out a hitch. Loved the new board, hasn't
> >>>looked back.
> >>>> > Windoze, OTOH, has been an absolute PIG about it. YMMV.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Fred
> >>>>
> >>>> Your K6-350 may be your problem in that Windows95 OSR2 requires a
> >>>> patch from Microsoft to even work on a K6-350 and the original
> >>>Windows95
> >>>> won't work at all. If you really want to run Windows9x, you could drop
> >>>> the processor speed slightly without much effect or upgrade to
> >>>Window98.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks, but no that's not the problem. The Windows patch for the K6-II,
> >>>long-since installed, fixes a problem where it sometimes won't even
> >>>boot, intermittently. The problems I encountered were it was just
> >>>beastly about finding the hardware and kept insisting it knew what
> >>>devices were there and wanting to keep reinstalling drivers for stuff
> >>>that wasn't there. I've managed to beatit into submission for all except
> >>>the sound card and hard drive controller which it keeps wanting to
> >>>reinstall even though they're already installed and work fine.
> >>>
> >>>But since I've now got an old junker to use on the rare occasions when
> >>>I need to use Windoze, I haven't booted it on this machine now in months,
> >>>and I'm happy that way!
> >>>
> >>>> My son just upgraded to K6-500 and had to move up to Windows98. He
> >>>> couldn't even get the K6-500 in safe mode long enough to apply the
> >>>> patch.
> >>>
> >>>Ouch!
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Nice to not to have to look back.
> >>>
> >>>yup!
> >>>
> >>>--
> >>>---- Fred Smith -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>----------------------------
> >>> But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
> >>> While we were still sinners,
> >>> Christ died for us.
> >>>------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv)
> >>>------------------------------
> >>>
>
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