Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 22:10:51 -0700 (MST) From: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> To: "P. Barstad" <102142.1673@CompuServe.COM> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD CD-installation with a Promise EIDE 2300+ ctl Message-ID: <199612250510.WAA02917@obie.softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <961218021453_102142.1673_EHS61-1@CompuServe.COM> References: <961218021453_102142.1673_EHS61-1@CompuServe.COM>
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P. Barstad writes:
> Well I recieved the CD-Installation of FreeBSD 2.1.5. I took the
> time to read about the Installation Concepts-and page 27 states
> that "FreeBSD does not support the EDIE Promise Controller, even
> with all the EIDE features turned off".
>
> Is this true for the Promise EIDE 2300+ ctlr for the VLB? (This
> controller has a Primary EIDE interface and a Secondary IDE
> interface.)
I think the controller not supported is the one with caching and
"striping" (or RAID, as *they* call it) built in, but I'm not certain.
Your VLB controller is probably based on one of two or three standard
chipsets if it's not the caching controller.
> If this is true, what other UNIX/OS would be a good entry into the
> UNIX architecture?
FreeBSD, minus your bizarre controller. ;^) Seriously, one of the
local computer selles we work with sells ISA and VLB EIDE controllers
(2 FD, 2 HD, 2 "550" Serial, 1 Parallel, 1 Game Port) for $7.00.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com
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