Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 19:26:51 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Soren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk> Cc: Matthew Thyer <thyerm@camtech.net.au>, Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ATA66 support Message-ID: <20000823192651.B42818@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <200008231614.SAA63996@freebsd.dk>; from sos@freebsd.dk on Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 06:14:46PM %2B0200 References: <39A3EE2F.89415A5D@camtech.net.au> <200008231614.SAA63996@freebsd.dk>
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On Wed, Aug 23, 2000 at 06:14:46PM +0200, Soren Schmidt wrote: | Well, "work" is exactly the word to use, they work on *some* chipsets | with *some* drivers, but they have problems there as well. Remember | that most wintel boxes doesn't even use DMA... really? why is that? and why include the feature if it is not used by the biggest segment of the market? | Besides it seems as if its our much more agressive usage thats the | real problem, looks like firmware problems too me.... how is bsd more aggressive (other than the obvious buildworld load)? maybe we should go easier on the hardware for real-world compatibility and reliability reasons? jcm -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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