Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 18:05:29 -0400 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <hornback@wireco.net> To: <genocide@adelphia.net> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Install problem Message-ID: <001b01c0c91c$d856ac40$0e00000a@tomcat> In-Reply-To: <01041915222000.02463@david>
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NO! *screams in pain* FreeBSD does NOT support MCA, will NOT run on MCA and unless you're one = hellaciously elite hacker, won't. What you are running into is the wonderful foresight of IBM's engineers = when they came up with MCA, back in the mid 80s. MCA doesn't allow = hardware to occupy an IRQ, as the rest of the world understands it. As much as I hate to say it, there is a version of Linux that will run = on MCA, if you can find it. And I believe Solaris might run on it, but = that would be an old version as Sol8 doesn't even support ISA anymore. IBM builds good, strong, solid hardware... your machine still being = around and in good running shape is a testament to that. Just good luck = in finding software that'll work with their quirky "next generation" = architecture... --- Andy =09 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Eric Smith > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:22 AM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Install problem >=20 > When I try and boot from the boot floppy, I get a strange error about = not=20 > being able to find /kernel, and some other stuff. The machine is an = IBM=20 > Server 95, so it's an MCA box. I'd think it might have something=20 > to do with=20 > the proprietary drive controller/floppy drive, because I can run=20 > it on other=20 > computers just fine. Have you run into this before? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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