From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 26 20:14:27 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA02580 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 20:14:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts16-line5.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.205]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA02570 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 20:14:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.7.5/8.6.12) with SMTP id UAA00399; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 20:14:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 20:14:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: "Paul A. Medeiros" cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: pci0, ncr0 kernel. In-Reply-To: <9608261813.AA00269@oasys.dt.navy.mil> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, 26 Aug 1996, Paul A. Medeiros wrote: > I am looking for a kernel with pci0 and ncr0 support already in it. I > can't compile my own because I can't install Freebsd at all. Install can't > find any hard drives because they are on the pci bus and pci support is not > in the GENERIC kernel. I am trying to Install to a Compaq Prosignia 3000 > with a Seagate ST15230N scsi hard drive. I'll piggyback on the previous reply. pci0 and ncr0 are most definitely on the boot floppy. The problem is with your hardware - Some Compaqs violate the PCI standard and thus are totally broke in regards to FreeBSD. I suggest you return your Compaq and get a machine that works. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major