Date: Tue, 26 May 98 09:19:50 +0200 From: THIERRY.HERBELOT@telspace.alcatel.fr To: dmeleaso@bw.edu Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG, marice@email.msn.com Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9p_:_Re:_Install_problems_on_Dell_XPS_R400?= Message-ID: <H000057c015be8d1@MHS> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.96.980525095435.24670A-100000@slate.bw.edu>
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don't forget that the atapi driver included in the kernel of the 2.2.6
release is not completely functional.
I installed via the DOS partition (after disabling wdc1), then
recompiled the kernel with the new atapi driver.
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Objet : Rép : Re: Install problems on Dell XPS R400
Auteur : dmeleaso@bw.edu
Date : 25/05/98 15:57
<snip>
> NEC 32X CD-ROM (Master on secondary IDE)
> BTW, I can't find a driver for a NEC CD-ROM or the Intel Ethernet cards
>
> When I Quit and save the setup, it spins the floppy for about 30 seconds,
> accesses it a couple of times, clears the screen, and then locks up.
> Thinking that maybe it was timing out on a bunch of devices, I let it sit
> for about 30 minutes on the blank screen, but it never progressed any
> further.
>
<snip>
I am starting to see a trend here: It seems a lot of the people having
install problems with 2.2.6 have NEC CD-ROM...me included. Any thoughts
on this?
Dan
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