From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 8 04:33:45 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA02312 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 03:21:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from who.cdrom.com (who.cdrom.com [192.216.222.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA02243 for ; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 03:21:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns.okbmei.msk.su (ns.okbmei.msk.su [194.190.170.40]) by who.cdrom.com (8.6.12/8.6.11) with SMTP id WAA21835 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 22:58:57 -0800 Received: from kiae.UUCP by ns.okbmei.msk.su with UUCP id AA03028 (5.67c8/IDA-1.5); Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:46:01 +0300 Received: from freefall.FreeBSD.ORG by sequent.kiae.su with SMTP id AA10112 (5.65.kiae-2 for ); Fri, 8 Mar 1996 09:37:09 +0300 Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA00939 Thu, 7 Mar 1996 18:54:59 -0800 (PST) Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA00895 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 18:54:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns.okbmei.msk.su (ns.okbmei.msk.su [194.190.170.40]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id SAA00884 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 18:54:42 -0800 (PST) Received: from kiae.UUCP by ns.okbmei.msk.su with UUCP id AA01438 (5.67c8/IDA-1.5); Fri, 8 Mar 1996 05:43:01 +0300 Received: from freefall.FreeBSD.ORG by sequent.kiae.su with SMTP id AA26111 (5.65.kiae-2 for ); Fri, 8 Mar 1996 05:19:06 +0300 Received: from localhost (daemon@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA20922 Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:47:07 -0800 (PST) Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA20855 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:45:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA20836 for ; Thu, 7 Mar 1996 16:44:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA04374; Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:21:05 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199603080051.LAA04374@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: eide controllers To: tomt@medio.mh.se (David Israelsson) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:21:04 +1030 (CST) Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from "David Israelsson" at Mar 7, 96 06:26:13 pm Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Charset: KOI8-R X-Char-Esc: 29 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk David Israelsson stands accused of saying: > > I recently tried to install freebsd but it had some problems with my eide > controller. I have the following system: > > 486 SX, 12 Mb ram > 540 Mb 7540 AV > 1280 Mb Quantum fireball > 127 Mb IBM-something > Promise EideMax isa eide controller card > ...and an ide controller integrated on the motherboard > > It's no problems to install if I run without the EideMax card, but when I > insert the card and try to boot from the boot disk, it won't even prompt. > Is it possible to install freebsd with this configuration? Turn off the BIOS on the Promise card. Never ever ever turn it back on. The former will let you install. The latter may toast your data. This works for the (broken) 2300+ cards, it may work for yours as well. > /David Israelsson, tomt@medio.mh.se -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[