Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 18:51:12 +0300 (EEST) From: Oleg Galenok <og@ICnet.UKRPACK.NET> To: dono <dono@analog.org> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: >2.1GB EIDE disks on old BIOS? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990414184943.220B-200000@DiXi.icnet.ukrpack.net>
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> Here's the situation: I have an old 486DX2/66 with a PhoenixBIOS dating
> back to (I believe August) '94 (specifically, it's a Packard Bell Legend
> 61CD with an identical replacement BIOS from Micro Firmware). Currently,
> it has a IBM DeskStar 2.1GB and a Western Digital Caviar 1.6GB (both
> EIDE). I want to get rid of those two drives, and put in one 6-8GB disk.
ok, i'm installed 2.2.5-RELEASE on Epson ActionTower3000 with Phoenix
BIOS since 1994 with 486dx4-100/24mb and use Fujitsu MPC3064AT - 6.4Gb IDE
HDD
it's a mail, ftp and web - server 24/7
all working just fine :)
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> Would my BIOS support it?
i think (expect) yes, use "auto" in BIOS HDD settings.
to support drives >8Gb use 2.2.6 or latest RELEASE.
/// cheers, og.
p.s. dmesg attached
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FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE #0: Wed Apr 14 16:56:43 EEST 1999
og@DiXi:/usr/src/sys/compile/DIXI
CPU: AMD Enhanced Am486DX4 Write-Through (486-class CPU)
Origin = "AuthenticAMD" Id = 0x484 Stepping=4
Features=0x1<FPU>
real memory = 25427968 (24832K bytes)
avail memory = 22712320 (22180K bytes)
Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
sc0 at 0x60-0x6f irq 1 on motherboard
sc0: VGA color <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x0>
ed0 at 0x280-0x29f irq 5 on isa
ed0: address 00:00:21:6a:73:46, type NE2000 (16 bit)
sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa
sio0: type 16450
sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
sio1: type 16450
lpt0 at 0x378-0x37f irq 7 on isa
lpt0: Interrupt-driven port
lp0: TCP/IP capable interface
psm0 not found at 0x60
fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <FUJITSU MPC3064AT>
wd0: 6187MB (12672450 sectors), 13410 cyls, 15 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S
npx0 flags 0x1 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
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