Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 10:22:27 -0700 (PDT) From: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com> To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: Raymond Chan <mmhtchan@hkpucc.polyu.edu.hk>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Freebsd installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970414101802.19983A-100000@harlie.bfd.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970414184611.14240B-100000@gatekeeper.barcode.co.il>
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On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Nadav Eiron wrote: > > > On Mon, 14 Apr 1997, Raymond Chan wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I just bought a FreeBsd 2.0 (January 1994)Unix. I tried to install it, > > but it couldn't found the 2GB SCSI harddisk and the SCSI controller. I > > want to know that can it support about my hardware configuration. > > > > > - AIR P6NPI/S pentium Pro ISA/PCI Local Bus MainBoard (USA) > > - INTEL PENTIUM PRO 200 CPU > > - 64MB 60ns EDO RAM > > - Adaptec 2940UW PCI Ultra & Ultra Wide SCSI Controller (on board) > > - IBM 2.1GB Ultra-Wide SCSI Harddisk, 5400rmp > > - Plextor 12X SCSI CD-ROM > > - Matrox MGA Millennium PCI Graphic Accelerator, 4MB WRAM > > > > I appreciate you can answer me as soon as possible. > > 2.0 is ancient history. I don't think it supported PCI at all (I'm not > sure though), it certainly didn't support the 2940UW. Get a newer version > and (hopefully) all will be well. Agreed, 2.1.6 and later should support this (not sure about the video card). I've got a similar setup here, but with an S3 868 video card and an ASUS motherboard. Works flawlessly, and is easily the fastest machine in the building.
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