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Date:      Sat, 28 Aug 1999 17:44:52 +1000 (EST)
From:      Andy Farkas <andyf@speednet.com.au>
To:        "Matthew N. Dodd" <winter@jurai.net>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Its about that time of year again.  (FreeBSD & MCA)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908281735550.34200-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908272003210.1358-100000@sasami.jurai.net>

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On Fri, 27 Aug 1999, Matthew N. Dodd wrote:

> I will ask another question; "Anyone want to see what I've got so far?"
> 
> http://www.jurai.net/~winter/mca/
> 
> 		README.mca
> 		mca.diff
> 		mca.tar.gz
> 
> MicroChannel Architecture System detected.
> ...
> mca0: <MCA bus> on motherboard

Excellent!  Although you've now forced me to put off all other weekend
'projects' (lawn-mowing, car-washing, etc)   :-)

> I'd really like a few other people to try booting a kernel with this code
> on any of the MCA systems they happen to have laying around just to make
> sure that my changes do indeed work on other hardware than my Model 77.

I have a truckload of MCA cards - scsi controllers (ibm, adaptec,
buslogic, pro-comm), ethernet (ne2000, 3com), memory boards (ibm, other),
serial controllers, XGA-2.... I'll try and give 'em all a go...

> If someone has a ABIOS block device driver code hiding on their hard disk
> I'd really like to look at it (I already know about the Mach3 stuff).

I have the OS/2 device driver development kit.  There may be something in
there.  I'll check.

> 
> Thanks!
> 

Thank you!

> -- 
> | Matthew N. Dodd  | '78 Datsun 280Z | '75 Volvo 164E | FreeBSD/NetBSD  |
> | winter@jurai.net |       2 x '84 Volvo 245DL        | ix86,sparc,pmax |
> | http://www.jurai.net/~winter | This Space For Rent  | ISO8802.5 4ever |
> 

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 :{ andyf@speednet.com.au
  
        Andy Farkas
    System Administrator
   Speednet Communications
 http://www.speednet.com.au/
  




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