Date: Sun, 04 May 2003 00:26:22 -0700 From: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Floppy Support Message-ID: <20030504072622.4FE0B24C@CRWdog.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Message from Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> of "Sat, 03 May 2003 19:05:23 PDT." <3EB47563.58841D21@mindspring.com>
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--==_Exmh_1577033068P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Matthias Buelow wrote: > > I might also add that there are probably quite a few of us > > who've always been using scsi cdroms, also to keep the machine > > ide-free... and that pc bioses often have extreme trouble booting > > from scsi cdroms, if at all (I've never seen a PC myself where > > this worked), so the only option is floppies, or netboot. > > You need to buy Adaptec controllers; they can boot CDROMs. All my AT mobo 586's boot just fine off Tekram 390's (Symbios, as was) controllers with Plextor CDs. I like 2940's just fine (and still own a few), but the Tekram cards were about 25% of the price... The Award BIOS on the mobos specifically has an option to re-order the booting from SCSI devices before/after IDE drives and/or a floppy. Cheers, AS --==_Exmh_1577033068P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQE+tMCePHh895bDXeQRAu/rAKCVDvJFf5vBd3VeC8xi+XwI9tEBAACgmM7E A1U2oi3T9jCTXRl4wtZ/iMk= =wfh/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1577033068P--
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