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Old 03-29-2005, 06:18 AM   #1
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Default Amithlon doesn't boot...
I tried to boot Amithlon from CD-ROM. But it doesn't even show me the "boing ball screen". The screen is just black and my keyboard LEDs start blinkin'. Here's my hardware config.:

ASUS A7N8X (nForce 2)
AMD Athlon XP (2 GHz)
768 MB RAM
40 GB & 120 GB HD
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (8x AGP)
1x DVD-ROM, 1x CDRW
Debian GNU/Linux (sarge)

Can anyone help me please?
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Old 03-29-2005, 06:20 AM   #2
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I tried to boot Amithlon from CD-ROM. But it doesn't even show me the "boing ball screen". The screen is just black and my keyboard LEDs start blinkin'. Here's my hardware config.:

ASUS A7N8X (nForce 2)
AMD Athlon XP (2 GHz)
768 MB RAM
40 GB & 120 GB HD
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (8x AGP)
1x DVD-ROM, 1x CDRW
Debian GNU/Linux (sarge)

Can anyone help me please?
The same thing happened when I tried my mates Amithlon CD on my new Athlon64...
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Old 03-29-2005, 07:54 AM   #3
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@ShawnBaxe

Amithlon is getting fairly "long in the tooth" -- my guess is that it doesn't support your hardware.

There is an updated kernal that supports the nForce 2 chipset, but I don't think you'll do any better than Vesa mode on that video card.
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Old 03-29-2005, 08:16 AM   #4
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hmm...i've got some tnt2 card somewhere...maybe it'll work when the radeon has been replaced with the tnt...thanks for your help

btw. is there any linux-based tool which i could use to split an ntfs or ext2 partition without data-loss? because i want to install amithlon on my hd if it works with the tnt card...
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hmm...i've got some tnt2 card somewhere...maybe it'll work when the radeon has been replaced with the tnt...thanks for your help

btw. is there any linux-based tool which i could use to split an ntfs or ext2 partition without data-loss? because i want to install amithlon on my hd if it works with the tnt card...
Have a look around for GParted or QTParted.
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Thanks again

But still Amithlon keeps me struggling...everything just installed the way it should. The tnt works well with 1280x1024. But now Amithlon is unable to establish a lan-connection via Genesis. It says: card reset failed!

Any idea how to fix that?
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But still Amithlon keeps me struggling...everything just installed the way it should. The tnt works well with 1280x1024. But now Amithlon is unable to establish a lan-connection via Genesis. It says: card reset failed!

Any idea how to fix that?
What ethernet card are you using? The onboard nforce?

Get yourself a cheap rtl8139 compatible card and use the OpenPCI drivers.
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So there is no chance to make my nvidia onboard card work with amithlon?
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Updated kernel after Bernie got screwed. Probably the last one you'll ever see. I suggest you do what I did and build a separate box with maximum hardware.


Or go by a pegII or an A1.
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Updated kernel after Bernie got screwed. Probably the last one you'll ever see. I suggest you do what I did and build a separate box with maximum hardware.


Or go by a pegII or an A1.
I was wondering were that page had got to since the isp changed! google was not my friend this time. :-D
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I was wondering were that page had got to since the isp changed! google was not my friend this time. :-D

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So there is no chance to make my nvidia onboard card work with amithlon?
Unless you fancy writing a driver yourself no.

Although the forthcoming nforce NIC driver for AROS *may* be portable to Amithlon/OS3.9. I'm not sure tbh.
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I was wondering were that page had got to since the isp changed! google was not my friend this time. :-D

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Alright...I've got a rtl8139-based card now...by level-one. but still it doesn't work at all. OpenPCI is installed. But it always says that there is no rtl8139 A/B/C/D chipset. powerne2k.device says: card reset failed. I doubt that I'll be able to connect to the network with Amithlon...
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