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Date:      Wed, 3 Jun 1998 13:00:52 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Rob Miracle <rwm@MPGN.COM>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Read error
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980603130041.24361N-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199806031543.LAA28715@Central.KeyWest.MPGN.COM>

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On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, Rob Miracle wrote:

> On Ignacio Gorfinkiel's <igorfinkiel@gameshighway.com> system which I am
> helping with, we reported a problem with the Adaptec AIC 7880 not wanting
> to boot the hard drive.  In the Troubleshooting FAQ on the FTP site for
> 2.2.6, it said that the Read error was related to a bug in the BIOS on some
> AL440LX mother boards.  Our system has an R440LX mother board with a
> Phoenix BIOS and it exhibits the same problem.  The solution listed
> (installing Booteasy in compatible mode) worked.
> 
> The documentation needs updated to reflect boards other than AL440LX (maybe
> all 440LX versions) may have the problem.

OK, i'll add a note.  Thanks!


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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