Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 14:54:57 +0000 () From: Werner Griessl <croot@btp1da.phy.uni-bayreuth.de> To: Eric.Berenguier@sycomore.fr (Eric Berenguier) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: are VLB floppy controlers supported by freebsd ? Message-ID: <199608281454.OAA29569@btp1da.phy.uni-bayreuth.de> In-Reply-To: <v01530505ae49e199d3ac@[192.134.92.34]> from Eric Berenguier at "Aug 28, 96 01:54:03 pm"
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> don't worry, it's my last mail on this list for today ;) > > one of my company freebsd boxes is a 486DX-66 with VLB MB, > and it had a floppy+HD+serial+parallel VLB controler, and floppy > reading caused crashes (i sent a mail here sometimes ago). > > this morning i went to the shop that sold me the machine and tried > 3 different VLB controllers and every time it didn't work. > I had to buy a ISA controller ! > > any idea / comment ? > > -- > Eric Berenguier > > SYCOMORE > 31, place des Corolles - 92098 PARIS LA DEFENSE > http://www.sycomore.fr > > > You can try to make a DOS-bootfloppy to configure your vlb-controller during dos-boot-time in config.sys and the "fbsdboot.exe" on it to boot through FreeBSD ( I use it directly in autoexec.bat). I do this to speedup my ide-disk in FreeBSD, not to avoid crashes but perharps this solves also your problem. Good luck, Werner
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