Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 22:39:38 +0000 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Charles Hunter <crh@physics.purdue.edu> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Plus+ Hardcard will not boot? Message-ID: <199808262239.WAA01186@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 26 Aug 1998 16:43:56 EST." <199808262143.QAA13308@london.physics.purdue.edu>
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> > > I'm trying to install 2.2.7 on a Plus+ Hardcard 40 drive to use > as a plug in diagnostics board. I've checked the FAQs etc and > it says that all MFM drives ( as I believe this is ) are supported, though > I know they are "a little" non standard. > > What happens is that when the boot floppy is loading I get the spinner > and then it freezes ( always on a verticle bar, if that makes a difference ) > and reboots. > > Any chance on getting this to work? I can provide more information if > needed. If this is an 8-bit card, then it's not supported. The handbook *should* say that controllers compatible with the WD1003 are supported talking to MFM drives. The hardcards I've met aren't WD1003 compatible. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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