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Date:      Mon, 25 Aug 1997 21:39:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        tgiocond@vt.edu
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Ultra ATA Hard Drives and controllers with FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970825213853.2930g-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <33F669DA.DFED8171@idsonline.com>

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On Sat, 16 Aug 1997, Tom Gioconda wrote:

> I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE on a Quantum Fireball ST
> 6.4 gig Ultra ATA hard.  It is controlled by a Promise UTLRA33 Ultra ATA
> controller.  

Promise controllers are known rogues.  Disable the onboard BIOS and try
again.

> Does this mean I'm screwed and I'll have to buy a small hard drive just
> for this OS?  All I need is a 500M-1gig FreeBSD partition.  Please reply
> directly to me; I don't subscribe to this list.

YOu can; it's not a bad idea to be honest.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major
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