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From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo)
Subject: Re: 386BSD won't boot with AMI BIOS/Gateway 2000
Message-ID: <1992Oct14.225619.26784@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Keywords: AMI Gateway 2000
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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 22:56:19 GMT
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boehme@unvax.union.edu (Eric M. Boehm) writes:

>I have seen oblique references to a problem with AMI BIOS in other
>messages. I recently upgraded my BIOS from 030389 to 050591. 386BSD
>still won't boot. The drive light comes on and stays on. Ctrl-Alt-Del
>won't regain control -- time for the red button.

I haven't seen (heard) anybody can get 386bsd up and running on a
Gateway machine. I have posted twice, but the only responses I have
were me too mails.
I phoned Gateway tech. rep. and he knows nothing of 386BSD.
I guess we (gateway owner) are stuck. I guess I should stick with Linux then.

-- budi
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Budi Rahardjo <rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Unix Support - Computer Services - University of Manitoba