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Subject: Re: problems with installing freebsd 2.2.2
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Not wanting to muddy any water, but my 2.2.2 system runs fine off a WD Caviar
2.1Gb UltraDMA drive...

UltraDMA drives fall back to regular ATA-4 (PIO 4 or whatever) if they don't
have specific drivers / controllers etc.

Kp


Eric Hedstrom wrote:
> 
> Is your 4gig hard drive an Ultra-DMA IDE drive? If so, 2.2.2 won't talk
> to it; you'll need FreeBSD-CURRENT.
> 
> Eric Hedstrom
> erich@compecon.com
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