From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 24 21:09:49 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id VAA27460 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 21:09:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from obie.softweyr.com (slc75.modem.xmission.com [204.228.136.75]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id VAA27452 for ; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 21:09:45 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wes@localhost) by obie.softweyr.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) id WAA02917; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 22:10:51 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 22:10:51 -0700 (MST) Message-Id: <199612250510.WAA02917@obie.softweyr.com> From: Wes Peters To: "P. Barstad" <102142.1673@CompuServe.COM> CC: questions@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD CD-installation with a Promise EIDE 2300+ ctl In-Reply-To: <961218021453_102142.1673_EHS61-1@CompuServe.COM> References: <961218021453_102142.1673_EHS61-1@CompuServe.COM> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk 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