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To: Torbjorn Granlund <tege@matematik.su.se>
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From: David Greenman <dg@root.com>
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Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 06:25:18 -0700
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>I'll now try to reinstall FreeBSD 2.1, using an FDISK structure, keeping the
>/usr partition at 2GB.  If that still gives me disk corruption, and no
>solution is found, my love for FreeBSD will not stop me from switching to
>an OS that preserves my files...  :-(
>
>For completeness, here is my system setup:
>
>  ASUS P/I-P55TP4N (P167, 512KB burst cache, 64MB EDO DRAM)
>  Adaptec 2940UW PCI
>    Fujitsu 2954SAU 4.4GB (8-bit Ultra enabled)

   You do know that 2940 driver was quite buggy in 2.1 - especially in terms
of Wide drives and Ultra mode, right? With your configuration, you shouldn't
bother with 2.1 - you need 2.1.5.

-DG

David Greenman
Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project