Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 17:49:26 -0400 From: "Ward R Goodwin" <admin2@empireone.net> To: "Mike Smith" <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Help - Fasttrak eide raid host adapter and FreeBSD Message-ID: <004601bf03b2$024065a0$eb64640a@EntWood.empireone.net> In-Reply-To: <199909202058.NAA01212@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Thanks for the info. I appreciate it. BTW sorry for the 3 lists. Tried to pick out the lists that were pert. Must admit it looks rather silly on this end as I'm signed up to those plus a few. Should I use the questions list or try to pick out the most pert. list? Ward > -----Original Message----- > Mike Smith > I didn't notice the first time that you'd copied three > separate lists > with your first message. Please don't do that; one > list is enough. > > > Thanks for the reply. I guess (unless lightning > strikes in the > > next few hours) I'll go ahead and set up as 2 IDE > drives without > > mirror and see if I can get FreeBSD to see it. If > that doesn't > > work then back to the motherboard IDE channels... > > You might as well just go back to the motherboard > channels right now; > the FastTrak won't give you any advantages. > > > BTW it might be software but it's bios level. Just after the > > motherboard bios access. Just like when you use scsi raid > > controllers. So if they get it right it should be > able to emulate > > a "standard" IDE drive and not require drivers... > > No, it doesn't work like that. The OS is required to > supply it's own, > FastTrak-compatible software RAID driver to take over > from the BIOS. > > > I was hoping someone had a hack that could translate > from what the > > card bios shows and allow me to go ahead and load FreeBSD. > > No; there is no hope of this in the short to medium term. > > -- > \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith > \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org > \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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