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Date:      Wed, 8 Dec 1999 09:05:24 -0800 (PST)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP:  wd driver will be retired!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912080904590.23236-100000@current1.whistle.com>
In-Reply-To: <32906.944654135@critter.freebsd.dk>

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please do not remove it..
just make it non-default.


On Wed, 8 Dec 1999, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:

> 
> In a few days time the wd driver will be retired from FreeBSDs
> i386 architecture.
> 
> Users, please:
> 
> 	Update your kernel config file (see GENERIC)
> 
> 	Update your /etc/fstab (use /dev/ad* instead of /dev/wd* or
> 		/dev/rwd*
> 
> 	Copy MAKEDEV from src/etc/MAKEDEV to /dev/MAKEDEV and make
> 	all the ad* disk devices you need for your system.
> 
> 	Unfortunately current is broken right now, so I can't point
> 	you at a snapshot to reinstall from should you prefer that
> 	option, but I'm sure that current.freebsd.org will be
> 	able to deliver one RSN.
> 
> PC98:
> 
> 	I would like to discuss with the PC98 responsible commmitters
> 	what the prospects for wd vs ata in PC98 are, please get in
> 	touch with me.
> 
> Poul-Henning
> 
> --
> Poul-Henning Kamp             FreeBSD coreteam member
> phk@FreeBSD.ORG               "Real hackers run -current on their laptop."
> FreeBSD -- It will take a long time before progress goes too far!
> 
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