Subject: Re: can't map i/o space
To: Johan Danielsson <joda@pdc.kth.se>
From: kaz-k) <kazk@yyy.or.jp (Kazuyoshi Kato>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/24/2001 09:38:58
> "Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill@invisible.yi.org> writes:
>
> > > Is there any special trick I need for Compaq??
> >
> > I had an older Compaq 486 (with a Pentium OverDrive chip in it) for a
> > while -- believe it or not the setup program was available on a floppy
> > image from Compaq. It booted DOS and ran the setup program from there.
> > This might be somethign to look in to -- check compaq's web site for it.
>
> F10 might do the trick, the Compaqs I've wrestled with have flashed
> the cursor in the upper right corner when you're supposed to press the
> magic key. Otherwise you need a special boot floppy set.
>
> /Johan
That's it! It, F10 works! Thanks everyone! (I tried F10 key as well,
though it didn't work then... Timing is the trick?)
Just wonder it's a Compaq specific or Phoenix BIOS.
-- kaz-k