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Date:      Wed, 06 Jan 1999 21:29:59 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Trouble booting from WinNT with new boot loader
Message-ID:  <36935747.2A39852D@newsguy.com>
References:  <199901052317.PAA01625@dingo.cdrom.com>

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Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> You need "set num_ide_disks=1" in /boot/boot.conf; you can also break
> to the loader commandline and issue the command directly to test it out
> first.

This has just become a FAQ... Where is (is?) num_ide_disks
documented? Also, Nordier's (Nordier's?) "new boot blocks" tutorial
ought to mention it.

Finally... Is it possible to make it not-necessary?

--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com

	"Heart like a Gabriel, pure and white as ivory,
	soul like a lucifer, black and cold as a piece of lead."


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