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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!dtix!darwin.sura.net!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!lgc.com!lgc.com!danson From: danson@lgc.com (Doug Anson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: X386 on 0.1 woes Keywords: X386 386BSD Message-ID: <1992Aug10.140907.15218@lgc.com> Date: 10 Aug 92 14:09:07 GMT Sender: usenet@lgc.com Organization: LandMark Graphics Corporation LGC Lines: 48 Nntp-Posting-Host: voodoo.lgc.com Hi: Has anyone gotten X386 up on 386BSD with a Mouseman serial mouse? I have tried both a busmouse and the Mouseman with no luck. With the Mouseman I get *VERY SPORATIC* mouse behavour and the keyboard locks up tight. I managed to find a PD Logitech Busmouse driver (for sysV I think). Being quite new to *REAL* kernel development, is there any documentation available for adding device drivers? I'll also be happy to give the PD code to anyone else who requests it (Maybe we should put it on agate?). I have also noticed a very strange problem with 387 chips and 386BSD. I have a 387-33 (ULSI-stock) in my 386-33. If I install the chip and boot 386BSD, it does come up (npx0 interface also "appears" in the boot). However, if I try to compile say the kernel, the system halts (no warnings, 3fingers, etc...) It seems that much (if any) load hangs the system. The system will remain up for days with no load (i.e. idle over the weekend). If I remove the 387 from the motherboard and boot 386BSD, the problem goes away (as does the npx0 interface on boot). I have tried compiling the assembly math lib, (without the 387), rebuilding the kernel with no change in behavour when using the 387. My configuration: 386-33 (clone with Award BIOS) 387-33 (ULSI -- not currently installed to to above problem) 8Mg ram 240 Mb Quantom IDE 2S/1p CompuAdd HiRez (Et4000) with 1Mg Running 386BSD 0.1 with wd.c patches (2disks, warmboot) com.cgd mathlib (latest assembly version posted) Any help, suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Doug -- ------------------------------------------- Doug Anson Internet: danson@lgc.com Phone: 713-579-4739 SNAIL: Landmark Graphics Corporation LGC 333 Cypress Run Houston, TX 77094 -------------------------------------------