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Date:      Thu, 01 Apr 1999 19:05:28 -0800
From:      Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com>
To:        "Victor M. Carranza G." <victor@ns.concyt.gob.gt>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions mailing list <questions@freefall.freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Please, help...
Message-ID:  <370433F8.AD3E007F@3-cities.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904012022270.6307-100000@ns.concyt.gob.gt>

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I had version 2.2.8 on a system with the following WD Drives and they
are 2 x WD 3.1GB and a WD 2.5GB. I don't remember if the CDROM is
master or slave on the Seconday but all four slots are full.

Kent

"Victor M. Carranza G." wrote:
> 
> Hi, Folks!
> 
> Some times it is HARD to be a FreeBSD evangelist as I am. I try to
> convince everybody I know (and am mostly successful about that) to switch
> to FreeBSD from their M$, SCO, Novell, etc. current platforms. Heck, I
> really believe in this wonderful OS! But the hardest part of all this is
> when people ask me: "where do you get support from?", and I tell them
> "from the mailing lists". I do not feel comfortable when I say that...
> 'cause many times I have looked for help in here, and had smashed my face
> against a wall made of "cybernetic silence". Come on folks. If the answer
> to a question is really obvious for you, it may be NOT so obvious for the
> person asking. Even a "RTFM" answer can shed light to a user who is in
> desperation trying to fix a problem! he will probably RTFM then and find
> the answer!!
> 
> By the way, I could not find an answer to my question below yet. I have
> tried many things. I'm not a newbie, but I'm not a guru either. So please
> help me with this one.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Victor
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 17:45:48 -0600
> From: Victor Carranza <victorc@BitSmart.com>
> To: questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: "wdc1 not found at 0x170"... Does anybody have an answer??
> 
> Hi!
> 
> I am getting mad with this problem. I have been searching the mailing
> list archives, but found no answer...it started when I switched to 3.0
> (3.1 has the same problem). I was using 2.2.6 before. Until now, my
> "solution" was to put the IDE CD-ROM drive along with the hard drive on
> the primary controller, but this time I *really* need to put something
> on the secondary!
> 
> I have read a success story related to changing configuration for the
> ed0 controller, but I do not even have this controller in my
> custom-built kernel.
> 
> Please, send replies to the mailing list, so other people can find an
> answer, as I'm pretty sure this is a problem concerning a lot of FreeBSD
> 3.x users, not just me :)
> 
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Victor Carranza
> 
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Kent Stewart
Richland, WA

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