Date: Wed, 8 May 1996 11:17:31 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: pchhibbe@attila.stevens-tech.edu (Parag Chhibber) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATAPI and EIDE compatability Message-ID: <199605080147.LAA24973@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19960507211913.006b737c@attila.stevens-tech.edu> from "Parag Chhibber" at May 7, 96 05:19:13 pm
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Parag Chhibber stands accused of saying: > > I was wondering if EIDE Mode 4 drives (ATA-2) were supported by FreeBSD. If They work, yes. Whichever mode was set by the BIOS is preserved; most decent BIOSses have an 'auto' setting which does a good job of getting it right. > so, are there any limitations? (Such as max size accessed?) (Such as max 2 > EIDE drives? (Pentiums can support 4)). None that I'm aware of. Note that your last comment about Pentiums is total marketing hokum. > Also, does FreeBSD support the Promise EIDE 2300+ Controller (or does it > just support on board controllers). Disable the BIOS on the 2300. Don't ever reenable it, or it will eat your disk. > Does FreeBSD also have compatiblity with ATAPI CD-ROMS? (ie Toshiba 6X EIDE) Some. Why not try booting the install floppy and see if it works. (for 2.1, you'll want the ATAPI floppy.) > Parag Chhibber -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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