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From: adrian@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk (Adrian Hall)
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Subject: Re: More kernel problems with Gateway 486/dx-2
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Date: 23 Dec 92 18:29:14 GMT
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DS1437@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu writes:
>     Since the system hangs now when you try a network access on the Gateway
> I went back and booted from the fixit disk and mounted the hard drive. and
> then ran the ifconfig program by hand. The network then worked fine!!
> Except with a Startartartart between every character that I typed.
> Maybe this is related to the new patch for NE-2000 cards since the new
> kernel that I am running has that installed, and the old kernel doesn't

rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk has a NE-2000 in it (proper one, not clone). With
trailers enabled, it crashes - with trailers disabled, it doesnt.

Go figure.

	Adrian
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