From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Jan 11 23:35:51 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id XAA10906 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:35:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles165.castles.com [208.214.165.165]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA10868 for ; Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:35:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA01494; Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:32:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199901120732.XAA01494@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: David Webster cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Promise Ultra DMA PCI IDE Controller In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:27:05 CST." <369A5089.1217CCB4@bhmi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:32:12 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Have recently downloaded the installation binaries needed for FreeBSD > 3.0 RELEASE and have attempted to begin an installation. > > I am using a Gateway P6-266 (Pentium II - 266Mhz) with 64MB Ram and a > Nitro 3D GX video card, Mitsumi 24X ATAPI CD-ROM, and Quantum Fireball > 6.4GB Hardrive. > > The problem I am having is that the primary on-board ISA disk controller > is disabled in the BIOS and Gateway has replaced this with a PCI based > primary disk controller. The systems only hardrive uses this controller > in order to enable the Ultra-DMA performance features (not available via > the on-board controller). The CD-ROM uses the onboard secondary > controller. I have removed all the conflicting devices in the Kernel > via the UserConfig utility, including the ISA base primary controller. Un-remove the primary controller, since the Promise controller will come up in its place. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message