Date: Sun, 11 Feb 1996 18:02:01 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, souchu@firtech.lri.fr Subject: Re: EIDE 2300+ Promise Message-ID: <199602110732.SAA27556@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199602101242.XAA30321@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at Feb 10, 96 11:42:09 pm
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Bruce Evans stands accused of saying: > > >My controller EIDE 2300+ Promise fails at boot in int 13h or > >just after when executing real_to_proc, I don't know exactly. > > >What's wrong ? > > I don't know. This one has been done to death, and a search of the list archives should turn up the answer; the onboard BIOS on the 2300 is _broken_ and must be disabled completely for FreeBSD to boot. I also recall reading that if you subsequently turn it back on, you can/will hose your BSD partition. > >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 -- ]] 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 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[
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