Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 14:36:11 -0700 From: Tabor Kelly <pdxmax@dsl-only.net> To: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "clabrown@granitepost.com" <clabrown@granitepost.com> Subject: Re[2]: Old PC + Big IDE HD = Booting? Message-ID: <10478644074.20010814143611@dsl-only.net> In-Reply-To: <20010814213054.A2F2137B40F@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20010814213054.A2F2137B40F@hub.freebsd.org>
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Promise makes an ISA add in card that allows you to use large IDE drives with your existing controller. I purchased one for ~$20. On Tuesday, August 14, 2001, 2:28:33 PM, Doug wrote: On Tue, 14 Aug 2001 00:52:08 -0500, Clarence Brown wrote: >> Anyways installation was succesfull and I'm able to boot that >> drive from >> a newer computer. I got that HD to the boot loader too from >> the old PC >> by manually configuring it to look like a 8GB drive. However >> when I see >> the boot prompt and try pressing F1 the computer beeps once and then >> completely freezes. >> >> Is there any way to get that thing up and running with a bigger disk >> than 8GB? I tried booting it with grub too, but I'm not familiar with >> it, anyways it crashed too after typing 'kernel /boot/loader' >> which is >> why a think it's crashing in the loader not in grub or >> easyboot. So is >> there any bootloader available that could scan the disks data >> for itself >> and pass them to the loader? >> >> Any suggestions on getting it to boot are welcome. >> >> Thanks >> Edvard >> > >You might try replacing the hard drive controller with >an add-in drive controller that supports all the new >standards. In the past I have had success adding large >disks to older mother boards by doing this. the only problem with that is most new ata66&ata100 add-on cards (ie promise/maxtor) require PCI 2.1, and dont always play nice with older pci boards. --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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