Check both Bioses to see if the settings match for the drive, and if not
set the PCI machine for a less advanced mode that matches the 486 machine.
On Tue, 5 Mar 1996, Kjell Andersson wrote:
> I have a problem with the slackware release 1.2.13.
> I installed a harddisk with linux on a PCI-PC and it works fine. When I
> move the harddisk to the computer in which it is supposed to be in it
> locks when it tries to add the swapping. If I remove the swapping, it
> locks on update. If I remove update it locks on filesystem check. The
> computer is a 486-PC. The PCI-PC is used for installing the harddisk
> because the 486-PC does not have a floppy. The question is why it locks
> on the 486-PC while it works on the PCI-PC.
> The kernel has been recompiled to not include too much "bullshit" that
> is not essential to the 486.
>
> / Kjell
>
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