Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 10:42:21 +0100 From: "James A. Abercromby II" <j.abercromby@pn.nettuno.it> To: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@math.udel.edu>, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Dual Boot Win98/FreeBSD 3.4 Message-ID: <38A52AFD.82226A9C@pn.nettuno.it> References: <38A49256.3731862F@pn.nettuno.it> <38A494A9.1284978C@math.udel.edu>
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Peter, Got a quick question for ya I wanna buy this ASUS ide/atapi 52X cd drive, but I am wondering this is an old (not really imo) FIC PA-2011 via chipset based ATX motherboard w/AMD 233 K6 (old school) hehe. If I hook up 52x cd drive will the bottlenecks/performance problems? Peter Schwenk wrote: > I'd buy a name-brand CDROM, even if it's slower. I'm glad to hear that you > are getting things going! It really is worth it. FreeBSD rox once you get > the hang of it. > > "James A. Abercromby II" wrote: > > > Peter, > > Just thought I would let you know. > > > > SUCCESS > > > > You won't believe this, but.... > > > > You know in the errata for 3.4 it talks about doing custom/expert > > installs being > > corrupt sig11ing etc. and to download the new MFSBoot.flp disk? > > Well it never said anything about doing installs NOVICE right? so you > > should > > be good except for custom/expert? > > > > Well, all this blood, sweat, and tears I was going through I was > > exclusively > > using the NOVICE option. > > > > Downloaded the new MFSBoot.flp disk made a new floppy. > > > > Boom. > > > > Good to go? > > > > No. > > > > The only way I got the Maxtor 17.2gig to take FreeBSD to dual boot > > was to create 1-479meg, 1-8000meg, 1-8000meg slices. > > > > pick boot option of none or standard (shit now I forget which one I > > used) > > > > boom. > > > > But... > > one little side note > > > > The first novice install right off the bat I chose everything. > > The stupid 40x atapi/ide cdrom would hang here and there. > > > > HI-VAL is crap I am coming to the conclusion. > > You think its worth it to buy an ASUS 52X for 75$???? IDE/ATAPI > > > > so, > > Last go round I only installed bin-distribution (required/minimal) > > finished the install > > and I was good to , logged in and everything (I figure tommorow I can go > > back > > and run sysinstall and pick the distributions and packages I want > > right?). > > > > At the moment I rebooted back into Win98 to email you. > > > > Man, I really do appreciate your help and patience. > > > > See ya > > in the list > > > > next is configuring my ppp dialup > > > > Sincerely > > James A. Abercromby II > > -- > PETER SCHWENK | UNIX System Administrator > Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware > schwenk@math.udel.edu | (302)831-0437 <-NEW!!! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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