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In-reply-to: <199602110732.SAA27556@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> (message from Michael Smith on Sun, 11 Feb 1996 18:02:01 +1030 (CST))
Subject: Re: EIDE 2300+ Promise
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| 
| > >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.
| 
| > Bruce

Maybe surprising, fbsdboot.exe boots FreeBSD properly when 
the external bios is activated... without EIDE2300.SYS loaded.

May the Promise bug be corrected by DOS ?

nicolas

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