Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 13:20:05 -0700 From: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> To: Joshua Goodall <joshua@ednet.co.uk>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Fun with UDMA Message-ID: <199807232020.NAA26097@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.980723175310.22043B-100000@chopin.ednet.co.u k> References: <19980723133448.A11332@astro.psu.edu>
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At 06:06 PM 7/23/98 +0000, Joshua Goodall wrote: > >How how how.... can I install FreeBSD on a UDMA box? The machine itself >already has 95,NT,Linux 2.1.x all ticking over nicely. > >I have the 2.2.6 CD's, but my understanding is that only the -current >series supports UDMA. Do I need a 3.x.x-current boot/installer disk or am >I missing something stupid? If I need such a disk, can it be downloaded >or might I use my already-installed platforms for cross-compilation? > >I have 2GB spare; I want FreeBSD but if I can't install, Debian gets it >:-) > >Cheers > >Joshua Goodall >joshua@ednet.co.uk You don't have to worry. FreeBSD 2.2.6 may not support UDMA, but that just means you lose a bit of speed. FreeBSD will just use the hard drive and controller in 32-bit multiblock mode or whatever is the fastest it supports. --Ludwig Pummer ludwigp@bigfoot.com ludwigp@chipweb.ml.org ICQ UIN: 692441 http://chipweb.home.ml.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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