--- In os2hardware{at}yahoogroups.com, JU  wrote:
>
> Hi!
> 
> Mike O'Connor schrieb:
> > Howard Weatherly wrote:
> >> Has anyone installed OS/2 (Any) on this board? I seem to be able
to get 
> >> thru the beginning part up until OS/2 attempts to boot and copy 
> >> remaining files. I was thinking it might be a graphics issue (NVDIA 
> >> GeForce 6150) but it could be anything!
> >>   
> > Hi Howard,
> > 
> > I gave up trying with all Asustek M2Nxxxxxxxx boards with their
NVidia 
> > chipsets - not only unable to get video drivers , but also unable
to use 
> > the NVidia MCPxxxx (Media and Communications Processor) units with
their 
> > PHY Gigabit network chip. If you are satisfied with 100Mbit
networking, 
> > the M2V series boards work perfectly with the onboard Realtek 8100B/C 
> > using Veit Kannegeiser's RTL8139-family driver and if one has
adequate 
> > RAM fitted - up to a quarter of that RAM can be used for video
with the 
> > VIA-based boards with onboard VIA DeltaChrome** graphics - e.g. the 
> > M2V-MX series - I have everything working stably and perfect IMHO - 
> > except for the Azalea 6 (8?)way HDA - and AC97 codecs - but have been 
> > far too busy and damaged (diplopia/strabismus - double vision to the 
> > layman) to ichase that up - heck I never even had any souncard
between 
> > 1979 and 1995!
> 
> eCS 2.0 RC4 installs pretty well on the M2N... boards.
> The onboard GeForce 6100/6150 works without a problem and quite fast
with the 
> Panorama drivers.
> SNAP also does it's job but runs in VESA mode, with is much slower
then the VESA 
> mode of the Panorama driver, so you should use the Panorama driver.
> 
> Network is also no problem with the driver from Nikk:
> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/cgi-bin/h-search?key=nveth
> 
> I've got the ASUS Pundit P1-AH2 Barebone PC which has an L-Shaped ASUS 
> M2N-8L..or what the exact motherboard name is.
> The only problem I have is ACPI when I try to use the "/SMP" switch.
This is 
> constantly failing with a TRAP for the ACPI v3.0x line of ACPI drivers 
> (including the 3.07). The only ACPI driver version that is working
with /SMP 
> here is the ACPI v2.22!
> I've tried to get this fixed with extensive debugging together with
Pavel but so 
> far it's not working.
> 
> I've not tried to use the onboard HDA sound chipset as it is known
that the ALSA 
> drivers are not working right now.

> Juergen Ulbts

So, the two limitations are
 1)The sound chip does not work with OS/2- eCS
 2) Power control /conservation does not work?

But the board DOES WORK in SMP mode? (With real SMP with OS/2-eCS, not
just the switch set to permit it?)




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