From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Jan 8 03:19:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id DAA03098 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 03:19:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware) Received: from word.smith.net.au (ppp4.portal.net.au [202.12.71.104]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id DAA03093 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 03:19:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@word.smith.net.au) Received: from word (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by word.smith.net.au (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA00252; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 21:43:31 +1030 (CST) Message-Id: <199801081113.VAA00252@word.smith.net.au> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: The Classiest Man Alive cc: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: LS-120, Riva 128, ASUS motherboard In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 08 Jan 1998 02:23:23 CDT." <3.0.3.32.19980108022323.009a2200@cybercom.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 21:43:29 +1030 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > At 01:19 PM 1/8/98 +1030, you wrote: > >> Does anybody have any experience (good or bad) with the LS-120 floppy > >> drive upgrades? I'm interested in how they perform with FreeBSD and/or > >> Windows. > > > >The LS-120 is not (yet) supported by the base system. > > Does this hardware at least have 32-bit drivers for Windows or does it > force compatibility mode in Win 95? How would I know? This is a FreeBSD list. 8) Actually, it's a standard ATAPI removable, so it should Just Work. > >> Does anyone know if anything special needs to be done to get the ASUS > >> P2L97 to work with more than 64 MB of RAM (BIOS settings, switches, > >> anything)? > > > >If this is a VX or TX board, forget it. > > Sheesh, is is that bad? Actually I think that this is an LX board (if > that's even one of the choices). What's the technical reason that VX/TX > boards can't have more than 64 MB? They can, they just won't cache it. If you're on an LX you're using a PII, and you can ignore the above. -- \\ 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. \\