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Date:      Mon, 15 Apr 1996 17:32:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Chris DeLashmutt <chris@leaseplan.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Trying to run FreeBSD on an old IBM PS/1
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960415173138.23278Q-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <31707058.383A@leaseplan.com>

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On Sat, 13 Apr 1996, Chris DeLashmutt wrote:

> I'm having trouble getting FreeBSD to detect my hard drive.  It's just a 
> regular HD as far as I know, but when I try to run ide_conf.exe it says 
> "Non-compatible or missing Hard Disk Controller!"  I know this is a 
> regular IDE drive, but I just can't get it to work.  Anyone know 
> anything about this?

Hm.  IBM automatically throws flags for "Microchannel".  If it is 
microchannel, then FreeBSD won't run on it.

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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