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Date:      Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:21:34 +0200
From:      Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Anthony's drive issues.Re: ssh password delay
Message-ID:  <1407725672.20050328162134@wanadoo.fr>
In-Reply-To: <42480F8B.1060405@makeworld.com>
References:  <1173965660.20050328020543@wanadoo.fr> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEEOOFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <1867854523.20050328120919@wanadoo.fr> <42480F8B.1060405@makeworld.com>

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Chris writes:

> Yay! *claps*
>
> Isn't that what Ted has been telling you to an extent - that it's the 
> HP/Compaq microcode in the drivers?

No.  He and most other people have been trying to convince me that it's
defective hardware, and not a deficiency of the operating system.

But defective hardware is hardware that fails to do its job, and these
drives have done their jobs under Windows NT for eight years.

In this case, the OS is defective, because it's not doing its job.  I
know the job can be done because Windows NT does it.

> Anthony - have you ever setup a new HP/Compaq server? Ever use the 
> SmartStart CD's?

I don't remember if I ever did it myself.  Compaq servers are such a
nightmare that I tried to avoid dealing with them.

> In contrast, you CAN'T (hear me again) CAN'T install Windows (shrink 
> wrap) on the above without them. It's becasue HP/C has propriatarty 
> drivers.

That may be, but I installed an off-the-shelf retail version of Windows
NT on this system, and it ran without any problems at all.

-- 
Anthony




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