Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 22:16:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: Dan Langille <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> Cc: FreeBSD hackers mailing list <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: large drives, old BIOS, IDE Controllers Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980815221402.502A-100000@heidi> In-Reply-To: <199808150108.NAA27823@cyclops.xtra.co.nz>
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Try to find an IDE adapter you can jumper for 'second controller'. They
exist, given the fact that I once had an IDE, ESDI and SCSI controller
in one box and booted of the ESDI (because it made such a lovely sound
when being used :-).
I've seen adapters that could be jumpered to use 0x17x instead if 0x1fx
(or the other way around), but were not able to be switched to IRQ 15
(or 14, again, have a look at the current settings for the active
controller). But that is nothing a good soldering iron can't solve.
Nick
On Sat, 15 Aug 1998, Dan Langille wrote:
> I've been talking to my computer store (which doesn't know much about
> Unix) and searching the mail archives. I think I've found my solution.
>
> The "problem" is my machine is a 486/dx2 something. I'm installed a 5G
> drive. The shop figured I might not be able to use this drive as the BIOS
> won't handle more than the first 512M of the drive. Yet, what I've just
> read in the mail archives is that FreeBSD doesn't use the BIOS. If so, my
> job is easy.
>
> At present, the machine has a CD-ROM and a 330M drive. Both are IDE and
> are running off the I/O board. I'm about to add a 5G drive. Problem:
> there's only 1 IDE connecter on my i/o board and none on the mother board.
> And I can't buy an i/board with two IDE connecters. None are available
> to be had.
>
> Any suggestions? I was planning to do this install this weekend.
>
> --
> Dan Langille
> DVL Software Limited
> http://www.dvl-software.com/freebsd : my [mis]adventures
>
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