On Sun, 18 Oct 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Michael Beattie dixit: > > On Sun, 18 Oct 1998 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi there, > > > > > > I recently had the motherboard changed in my machine. There's nothing > > > I've > > > changed in Debian since, and it seems it had no problems with the change. > > > Just one though, Ctrl+Alt+Del doesn't work properly. It starts the > > > shutting > > > down process down to the last line, but when it comes to actually > > > rebooting > > > the system, the screen stays blank and it doesn't reboot (so, I have to > > > resort to the reset button). Instead, windows95 restarting works fine. > > > Any idea of why this might be? May be anything I have to change in the > > > BIOS? > > > > You haven't gone from an AT board to ATX have you? If you have, its a > > simple matter of recompiling the kernel with ATX support. > > I'm just checking on it... now, the old m'board is an AT based on the UMC > UM8498F... (made in Taiwan... ops, like faked watches, no wonder...). > The new one is: Pentium 571 TXPROII VGA/3D SO (whatever this all means). > I just hope I don't have to recompile the kernel, I have no idea on how to > do it (besides, it seems to be working ok, except for the rebooting bit).
Your manufacturers website: http://www.ability.com/ (I think thats right) They should have some specs on your MB, But as a stab in the dark, I would say that yes, you do have an ATX board. Recompiling the kernel is easy, install the kernel-package and kernel-source-2.0.34 packages, and read the docs for kernel-package. > > > Also, I got hold of an Intel MMX processor (I currently have a > > > P-120), and am wondering if I have to tell Debian somehow about the > > > change, > > > or will it be just like with the m'board. > > > > Shouldn't matter. Mine didn't complain. > > That's good news... will they keep coming? Im sorry.. I dont understand? > Thanks so much. No worries. Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) PGP Key available, reply with "pgpkey" as subject. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WinErr: 007 System price error - Inadequate money spent on hardware ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian GNU/Linux.... Ooohh You are missing out!
