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Subject: Re: Problem with NanoBSD And Alix Board not device boot
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On Jun 5, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote:
> On Jun 5, 2011, at 18:57, Warner Losh wrote:
>> nopacket mode is the hardest of all modes to use.  Your CF's reported =
geometry *MUST* be encoded properly in the nano config file.  This isn't =
the geometry that the CF card reader reports, but what the CF card =
reports in true IDE mode.  This will vary from card to card (even cards =
with exactly the same label).  Unless your boot loader doesn't support =
packet mode properly, I'd strongly urge you to use packet mode.
>=20
> Last time I checked, the TinyBIOS used in the Alix boards does not =
support packet mode properly (but according to =
http://blog.brixandersen.dk/?p=3D94 this was 3 years ago, I'll try to =
find time to retest against a newer version of TinyBIOS).

If it is required, it is required and you have to get things exactly =
right.

Warner