Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 22:17:14 -0600 From: Randy Terbush <randy@zyzzyva.com> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: IDE install Message-ID: <199603220417.WAA27950@sierra.zyzzyva.com> In-Reply-To: jkh's message of Wed, 20 Mar 1996 23:02:52 -0800. <22658.827391772@time.cdrom.com>
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> > Next problem, 3c509 does not seem to get probed, even after disabling > > *all* other 0x300 probes. Seems to be a known problem from looking > > at the mail archive. Do you know of a solution? I'm not yet in a > > position to build a kernel.... > > Actually, the 3C509 has been getting pretty good reports lately. Are you > sure that the ep0 device is configured to match the card exactly? > > Also, using the 3c509's DOS setup disks please make sure that the card > is not in "test mode" - the stupid things are actually shipped that > way and won't work until you turn it off. > > Jordan > Thanks for your help Jordan. The problem ended up being a conflict with some gooey BIOS feature tromping on the config port for the 3c509. (something around 0x110) My hat off to you and the effort that the FreeBSD team has obviously put into polish on this OS. While I generally find a graphic interface to install more of a hinderance than a help, there was good thought put into making sysinstall very useful. I can't imagine what some of these people are complaining about. After being on NetBSD for the past ~3 years, I am looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about with FreeBSD. :) I had two nits, (barely worth mentioning). 1. It would be nice to have 'ping' on the boot.flp. 2. Could not seem to mount the fixit.flp.
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