I wish to thank you for such a thourough investigation. Such problems have been reported to me quite often, but I've never had the time to check them out to such a depth.
Thanks again. Marc. On Sun, 19 Jan 2003, Denis Ducamp wrote: > Hi, > > I think this mail may be usefull to some of you, so lets go... > > 2 weeks ago I bought an i845 based system, installed Win98 and Slackware > 8.1 that I upgraded with XFree86 4.2.99.3. The first days X was running > wonderfully :) > > Then I inserted a new PCI card, changed a few settings in the BIOS, upgraded > the default Slackware kernel to 2.4.20, but XFree86 didn't want to run > anymore with the following error : > > === XFree86.0.log === > [...] > (II) Loading sub module "int10" > (II) LoadModule: "int10" > (II) Reloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/linux/libint10.a > (II) I810(0): initializing int10 > (WW) I810(0): Bad V_BIOS checksum > (II) I810(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 > (EE) I810(0): unknown reason for exception > (II) I810(0): EAX=0x00004f00, EBX=0x00000000, ECX=0x00000000, EDX=0x00000000 > (II) I810(0): ESP=0x00000ffa, EBP=0x00000000, ESI=0x00000000, EDI=0x00002000 > (II) I810(0): CS=0x024d, SS=0x0100, DS=0x0040, ES=0x0000, FS=0x0000, GS=0x0000 > (II) I810(0): EIP=0x0000ffff, EFLAGS=0x00033282 > (II) stack at 0x00001ffa: > 00 06 00 00 00 32 > (II) I810(0): code at 0x000124cf: > 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > (EE) I810(0): cannot continue > (II) I810(0): VESA BIOS not detected > (EE) I810(0): VBE initialization failed. > [...] > === === === > > In fact even with the default Slackware kernel, X didn't want to run... so I > tried to undo all my changes since last successfull run, but couldn't make X > run again. I even tried to install cvs version but unsuccessfully. > > I searched the Internet and found some hints such as adding 'Option "NoInt10"' > or 'Option "NoDDC"', or changing 'Driver "i810"' by 'Driver "vesa"', but > none was working. > > After a few hours I found this link : > === http://xfree86.desiato.de/xfree86/pipermail/xpert/2001-February/005982.html === > [Xpert]Fix for the "Rage 128 ... unknown reason for exception bug" > BootGUI=0 in msdos.sys fixes the problem for me ... > === === === > > So I realized that when X was working, I was launching Linux from the > bootdisk build by the Slackware install; while I was only using loadlin in > Win98's autoexec.bat since my kernel upgrade. > > So I tried to have 'BootGUI=0' in msdos.sys but X didn't run. > > I checked the difference between my use of loadlin and the one in the > previous URL. I realized that I was using loadlin from autoexec.bat while it > was used from config.sys' shell command in the previous URL. > > I changed my config.sys/autoexec.bat as following and now X is running if I > use the "lnx2421" menuitem and not if I use "casse" : > > === config.sys === > [menu] > menuitem=win98,Windows 98 > menuitem=lnx2421,SlackWare 8.1 2.4.21-pre3 > menuitem=casse,SlackWare 8.1 2.4.21-pre3 via autoexec.bat > menudefault=win98,12 > [win98] > DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\setver.exe > device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1) > Country=033,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys > [lnx2421] > shell=c:\loadlin\loadlin.exe c:\loadlin\2421pre3.bzi root=/dev/hda6 ro hdc=ide-scsi > [casse] > device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1) > Country=033,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys > > === autoexec.bat === > @echo off > goto %config% > :win98 > mode con codepage prepare=((850) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ega.cpi) > mode con codepage select=850 > keyb fr,,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keyboard.sys > goto fin > :casse > mode con codepage prepare=((850) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ega.cpi) > mode con codepage select=850 > keyb fr,,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\keyboard.sys > c:\loadlin\lnx2421.bat > :fin > SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\PROGRA~1\FICHIE~1\ULEADS~1\MPEG > > === loadlin/lnx2421.bat === > rem Sample DOS batch file to boot Linux. > rem First, ensure any unwritten disk buffers are flushed: > smartdrv /C > rem Start the LOADLIN process: > c:\loadlin\loadlin c:\loadlin\2421pre3.bzi root=/dev/hda6 ro vga=ask hdc=ide-scsi > === === === > > Attached are the XFree86.0.log with menuitems "casse" and "lnx2421" and the > XF86Config used. > > Hope it will help some people... > > I want to thank all the developers for their great work. > > Denis. > +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Marc Aurele La France | work: 1-780-492-9310 | | Computing and Network Services | fax: 1-780-492-1729 | | 352 General Services Building | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | University of Alberta +-----------------------------------+ | Edmonton, Alberta | | | T6G 2H1 | Standard disclaimers apply | | CANADA | | +----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ XFree86 Core Team member. ATI driver and X server internals. _______________________________________________ XFree86 mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xfree86
