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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: CMD640b ide controller bug workarounds?
To: tom@sdf.com (Tom Samplonius)
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 13:30:26 -0700 (MST)
Cc: garman@phs.k12.ar.us, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970124103132.20976A-100000@misery.sdf.com> from "Tom Samplonius" at Jan 24, 97 10:32:51 am
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> > L*nux has an option `hda=serialize' to do this.  Is there any chance
> > FreeBSD could have an CMD640B_SUCKS_ROCKS_SERIALIZE_REQUESTS option in the
> > kernel config file?
> 
>   Considering that a perfectly good, brand new EIDE controller with
> primary and secondary, and dual 16550 UARTs, and printer for $50, why
> bother?

So that FreeBSD will run on hardware as it comes from the manufacturer
so that people who want to run FreeBSD can be pure computer users
instead of a combination of computer user, petty cash drawer, and
hardware hacker?


					Regards,
					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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