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From: "Lightning Firestormer" <lightningfire@lightspeed.net>
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Subject: Re: Can't get FreeBSD 2.2.5 to recognize controller card
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References: <199712092210.OAA16679@lsbsdi1.lightspeed.net> from Lightning Firestormer at "Dec 9, 97 02:10:17 pm"
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> Subject:       Re: Can't get FreeBSD 2.2.5 to recognize controller card
> To:            lightningfire@lightspeed.net (Lightning Firestormer)
> Date:          Wed, 10 Dec 1997 05:20:40 -0500 (EST)
> Cc:            questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> From:          "John S. Dyson" <dyson@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Reply-to:      dyson@FreeBSD.ORG

> Lightning Firestormer said:
> > Greetings.
> > 
> > I downloaded FreeBSD 2.2.5 the other day, and when I went to attempt 
> > to install it I found that it won't detect my PCI-based controller 
> > card.   The unit is a Promise Technologies Ultra33 (the card has been 
> > on the market since May).   Is there anything I can do to get FreeBSD 
> > to recognize it?
> > 
> FreeBSD-current works with it.

What's the word on how long until the support that FreeBSD-current 
has for the card becomes part of FreeBSD-stable?   I've enough 
trouble with configuration on this heavily-customized system, and I 
try to avoid the bleeding edge like the plaque (this system is messy 
enough to troubleshoot as-is).

> John
> dyson@freebsd.org
> jdyson@nc.com

Lightning (lightningfire@lightspeed.net)