Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 10:07:11 -0800 From: "Neal E. Westfall" <nwestfal@odc.net> To: "'msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au'" <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, "'souchu@firtech.lri.fr'" <souchu@firtech.lri.fr> Cc: "'bde@zeta.org.au'" <bde@zeta.org.au>, "'hackers@FreeBSD.ORG'" <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: EIDE 2300+ Promise Message-ID: <01BAF9FB.18A9D200@darkside>
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| > >My controller EIDE 2300+ Promise fails at boot in int 13h or | > >just after when executing real_to_proc, I don't know exactly. | > | > >What's wrong ? | > | > I don't know. | | This one has been done to death, and a search of the list archives | should turn up the answer; the onboard BIOS on the 2300 is _broken_ and | must be disabled completely for FreeBSD to boot. If I do that, I loose the translation facilities and need to install OnTrack for my 850 Mo HD and reinstall every software (DOS, OS2) :^(( isn't it ? It may be possible to keep your current translation, if your motherboard bios supports LBA mode. Unfortunately, there is no way to get this card to work with FreeBSD (or Linux) as long as the onboard bios is enabled. | I also recall reading that if you subsequently turn it back on, you can/will | hose your BSD partition. Sorry, but I don't understand this. | | > >I have an idea. Why not programming a sort of linux-lodlin that would | > >start FreeBSD from DOS after installing the Promise int 13h driver ? | > | > dosboot.exe in FreeBSD already does this. | | The Promise driver is 'installed' by having the BIOS on the card enabled, | it _is_ the source of the problem. You mean the DOSboot idea isn't the solution... the EIDE2300.SYS driver is just way to configure the board ? Anyway, any other system (Linux, OS2, DOS...) is able to boot with this controller, why not FreeBSD ? nicolas -- Nicolas SOUCHU - DEA d'Architectures Paralleles 95 - LRI - France email: souchu@firtech.lri.fr - signature courte, le reseau dit "Ouf!"
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