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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (Terry Lambert)
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Subject: Re: 950412-SNAP Installation with ESDI (WD1007V) System
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The user name "bmk" is unrecognized at dtr.com and at dtr.rain.com;
you probably want to fix that.

Here's the email I tried to send.

> > Unfortunately, I haven't been following this thread from the start - but
> > as it turns out, I should have been, because I'll be installing FreeBSD
> > on systems with a WD1007SE ESDI controller sometime this week.
> > 
> > There won't be a DOS partition, and I don't plan on using any
> > translation.  What problems (if any) can I expect to see, and what's the
> > best way to handle less-than-perfect media?
> 
> The jumper setting Julian pointed out to hide the translation from
> non-BIOS access as well is one thing.  This would probably fix the
> problem for the other person who was posting as well (and since he
> got Julians mail, then he should probably be trying it soon, so I
> am sending this email).
> 
> If you aren't doing translation for "perfect" media, then the newest
> SNAPs should have working BAD144 code according to Bruce.
> 
> 
> 					Terry Lambert
> 					terry@cs.weber.edu
> ---
> Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> or previous employers.
>