Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:21:04 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: tomt@medio.mh.se (David Israelsson) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: eide controllers Message-ID: <199603080051.LAA04374@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960307180808.21758A-100000@medio> from "David Israelsson" at Mar 7, 96 06:26:13 pm
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David Israelsson stands accused of saying: > > I recently tried to install freebsd but it had some problems with my eide > controller. I have the following system: > > 486 SX, 12 Mb ram > 540 Mb 7540 AV > 1280 Mb Quantum fireball > 127 Mb IBM-something > Promise EideMax isa eide controller card > ...and an ide controller integrated on the motherboard > > It's no problems to install if I run without the EideMax card, but when I > insert the card and try to boot from the boot disk, it won't even prompt. > Is it possible to install freebsd with this configuration? Turn off the BIOS on the Promise card. Never ever ever turn it back on. The former will let you install. The latter may toast your data. This works for the (broken) 2300+ cards, it may work for yours as well. > /David Israelsson, tomt@medio.mh.se -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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