Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 11:17:38 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with NanoBSD And Alix Board not device boot Message-ID: <33A57F2E-AD83-4507-BC60-D4A24022D1BD@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <81D83998-D920-4A69-ACF8-519527D3BC7F@FreeBSD.org> References: <BANLkTikZx=uxokXcpQUi2jksgdMaUp4_%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> <E18BA1D4-C2A7-4FE7-A1A4-0C5B6FDD60DB@bsdimp.com> <81D83998-D920-4A69-ACF8-519527D3BC7F@FreeBSD.org>
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On Jun 5, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: > On Jun 5, 2011, at 18:57, Warner Losh wrote: >> nopacket mode is the hardest of all modes to use. Your CF's reported = geometry *MUST* be encoded properly in the nano config file. This isn't = the geometry that the CF card reader reports, but what the CF card = reports in true IDE mode. This will vary from card to card (even cards = with exactly the same label). Unless your boot loader doesn't support = packet mode properly, I'd strongly urge you to use packet mode. >=20 > Last time I checked, the TinyBIOS used in the Alix boards does not = support packet mode properly (but according to = http://blog.brixandersen.dk/?p=3D94 this was 3 years ago, I'll try to = find time to retest against a newer version of TinyBIOS). If it is required, it is required and you have to get things exactly = right. Warner
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