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Date:      Wed, 19 Jun 2002 15:55:55 -0400
From:      Bob Johnson <bo89@garbonzo.hos.ufl.edu>
To:        bmah@FreeBSD.org
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: RFC:  Errata on CDROM installs (was Re: ATA Atapi 4.6 Release)
Message-ID:  <20020619195555.GA17166@scanner.engnet.ufl.edu>

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> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 16:44:23 -0700
> From: bmah@FreeBSD.org (Bruce A. Mah)
> Subject: RFC:  Errata on CDROM installs (was Re: ATA Atapi 4.6 Release)
> 
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>
> I've written up a slightly more polished errata note; a PDF rendering is
> at the URL below.  Could someone tell me if this actually works or not?
> (I'm especially interested in feedback on the CD-ROM install procedure.)

It doesn't work for me.  The boot messages show that the CD-ROM remains 
in PIO mode.  I forgot to bring the details with me, so I can't tell 
you what type of CD it is at the moment.

>
> I have never seen the problem first-hand, so some of you folks who've
> actually experienced it need to say if I've got it right or not.
>
> http://people.freebsd.org/~bmah/doc/errata/article.pdf
>

I suggest adding something to explain that during install, you need 
to hit alt-F2 to see the console messages.  People reading this are 
likely to be inexperienced, else they would have already seen this 
on -stable or -questions.

I also suggest mentioning that this workaround works only in some 
(or maybe "most") cases.

> If this works, I will commit it and get it onto the Web site so users 
> experiencing this problem can get a workaround in one easy-to-find 
> place.
> 
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce.

- Bob


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