Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 20:30:06 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATA on a Cabriolet? Message-ID: <20021122203006.B17435@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <874ra934yu.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net>; from kirk@strauser.com on Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:10:49AM -0600 References: <874ra934yu.fsf@pooh.lan.honeypot.net>
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On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:10:49AM -0600, Kirk Strauser wrote: > I was recently given a PC64 system (consisting only of the motherboard, CPU, > and cache SIMMs). I have it running FreeBSD 4.7 now (which required > installing 4.6.2 and upgrading, since the 4.7 install floppies crashed while > loading the loader), and it's doing very well. For some reason, though, the > system can't seem to detect the onboard ATA. I am *very* new to working > with Alphas - this is the first one I've ever actually seen in person - so > I'm not sure how to proceed. Does SRM have to detect the device before > FreeBSD can see it? If so, how can I check that it's finding the ATA > correctly? My guess is you need to build a kernel with something like: device ata0 at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14 Guess, I cannot try this anymore as I don't have a PC64 anymore. Can you experiment a bit with this and let me/the list know? If you can get something working I will update the Alphas-specific docs. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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