Re: BDI

>
> Hi Alan,
>
> I'm running an AMD K6-2/450 with 6GB HD, 128MB RAM, 16MB Riva TNT
> video, 15" monitor. Only minor problems so far, and I think they are
> related to the .INI file (5 axis) that I'm playing with. During
> setup, at the video card selection screen, by clicking the "Test"
> buton, the screen should change a couple times, then show a dialog
> asking if you can read the dialog "Yes/No" while it counts down from
> 10 to 1. Install from the BDI is easy and problem free - Thank you,
> Paul.
>
> Allan
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> > Hi Ray, BDI fans,
> >
> > Well, I finally got an AMD K6-2/400 machine up and checked out with
> > Windoz98 (I had sometime previously built a machine for my wife
> with the
> > 6Gb drive).
> >
> > The drive is partitioned as C,D,E &F, each partition is 2Gb, except
> the
> > last, which got 32MB. Seemed like a good idea at the time; I think
> the
> > other intended target machine didn't like anything bigger then 2Gb.
> >
> > As Windoz98 is in the 'C' partition, I thought I'd try to bring BDI
> up
> > on the 'E' drive partition. I selected custom (?) and gave 'E' the
> root
> > '/'.
> >
> > The first problem (?) I had was in the video board/monitor
> choices. I
> > had put in an old Trident 9000 512 kb controller, and a Toshiba 17"
> > monitor I had. Monitor not on the list, but I determined H & V sync
> > rates, and put in the numbers (OK?) I tried the "test", but other
> then
> > a few flashes and clicks of the monitor, I didn't see any "graphics
> > screen" (Am I supposed to see something?), and the 512K selection
> was
> > deleted upon the return to the text setup screens. I continued.
> >
> > The setups suggests about 15-20 min of time to copy all
> the "packages",
> > that starts but never finishes (I tried different builds, I think
> the
> > developer finished, but hung on the post stuff).
> >
> > After waiting a good while, I rebooted, and with Windoz, I saw
> (from the
> > developer load try) a 1Gb or so image file, and a 32K file.
> >
> > Some questions:
> >
> > 1) Did BDI (RedHat) not like the AMD K6?
> >
> > 2) Did I blow it on the 'E' partition? (it would be nice to do dual
> > boot), but I couldn't see a way to switch the boot to the "extended"
> > partition. (Something about ASKING for instructions on doing a
> > dual-boot in the printed note that came with the CD).
> >
> > 3) SHOULD I have seen something on the video test? (800x600 VGA)
> >
> > 4) I can and will blow away the Windoz98, if necessary (easier),
> but as
> > the drive is 6Gb, I thought I'd keep it.
> >
> > 5) IDE drive and CD, but couldn't boot from BDI CD (machine seems to
> > boot from Windoz98 2nd Ed CD). Not a problem, I made a boot floppy
> per
> > instructions on CD.
> >
> > Any Ideas?
> >
> > Alan KM6VV
>
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