OpenStep4.2 on PC Asustek/T2P4, Cyrix 166, MatroxMystique ?

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3 total messages Started by Laurent Vinet Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:00

#1658

Author: Laurent Vinet
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:00

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We are trying to install Prelude to Rhapsody on a PC:
- Asustek/T2P4 (mother board), Cyrix 166(CPU)
- Matrox Mystique as video card
- Dual IDE Primary/Secondary
- IDE Disk
- IDE CD ROM (GoldStar) 
- US Robotics Modem (intern)

with a lot of pb:

1: The first step of installation (Boot on disk and copy of the system)
does not work in French but it's ok in English (default language).
Some files does not exists ??

2: Now i trying second step of installation after reboot. So i need to
choose my hardware drivers. It's ok and then i have to finish the
installation by installing "OpenStep Essential (78Mo) and some other
applications.
But It always failed after two or three files (???). 
All I can do it's reset my computer. 
The only solution that i found it's to do the first step, then to boot
in single user, to remove the CDRom in the fstab file, then reboot. So
the "OpenStep Essential 78Mo" is skipped by this way and i finished the
installation by copying all files that i guess to be on the hard
drive!!! Unbeleivable but it seems to works!!!!

3: Now i don't found any driver for my video card MatroxMystique(2Mo).
In 640x480 it's impossible to work correctly. So if someone have a cool
driver, can you send it to me.

4: I need also a driver for my modem but if i don't have it doesn't
matter to much, all i want it's to work with OpenStep 4.2 correctly.

Any idea ?

Thank you


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Re: OpenStep4.2 on PC Asustek/T2P4, Cyrix 166, MatroxMystique ?

#1656

Author: Neil Rhodes
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 00:00

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Larent,

As I found out, Prelude to Rhapsody is not compatible with the Cyrix chip.
I had a Cyrix 200, and had a few crashes while installing. Once I got it
installed,
it would intermittently crash, except that opening OmniWeb would crash 
every time. Apparently any app using muliple threads will definitely crash.

Returned my Cyrix for a Pentium and all is OK.

In article <33AE3BE3.41C6@ina.fr>, Laurent Vinet <vinet@ina.fr> wrote:

>We are trying to install Prelude to Rhapsody on a PC:
>- Asustek/T2P4 (mother board), Cyrix 166(CPU)
>- Matrox Mystique as video card
>- Dual IDE Primary/Secondary
>- IDE Disk
>- IDE CD ROM (GoldStar) 
>- US Robotics Modem (intern)
>
>with a lot of pb:
>

-- 
Neil Rhodes                             Author of Programming for the Newton          
neil@pobox.com                               Newton Programming and Training
Newton Essentials class Sep 8-12         <www.calliopeinc.com/training.html>

Re: OpenStep4.2 on PC Asustek/T2P4, Cyrix 166, MatroxMystique ?

#1657

Author: Oscar J. Shearer
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:00

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Neil Rhodes wrote:

> Larent,
>
> As I found out, Prelude to Rhapsody is not compatible with the Cyrix
> chip.
> I had a Cyrix 200, and had a few crashes while installing. Once I got
> it
> installed,
> it would intermittently crash, except that opening OmniWeb would crash
>
> every time. Apparently any app using muliple threads will definitely
> crash.
>
> Returned my Cyrix for a Pentium and all is OK.
>

AMAZING!!!  I've just gone through the same experience, even the OmniWeb
thing, but with a slightly different Hardware List.

Trying to install OpenStep 4.1 on a PC:
- HSB Cheyenne (mother board), Cyrix PR166+(CPU)
- Matrox Millenium video card
- Adaptec 2940US Host Adaptor
- Quantum 2.25gig Atlas II
- SCSI 12speed (Toshiba)
- CISCO CPA0762
Exchanged the Cyrix for a  166mhz Intel P54C and all is well.

Oscar J. Shearer
merlin4@pacbell.net
SafeNet Service & Support

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