Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 22:39:34 -0500 (CDT) From: Ishmael <ishmael@tranquility.net> To: Jeff Soule <jsoule@webcrossing.com> Cc: jon miller <millerj@cis.ohio-state.edu>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware Support Question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004162238450.3626-100000@ppp-port1-59.tranquility.net> In-Reply-To: <00041619563601.08194@sparky>
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unless im blatantly incorrect, freebsd 4.0 DOES support ultra/66 controller Jeremy On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Jeff Soule wrote: > I ran into this problem myself. freeBSD does not currently support ultra/66 controllers. > Depending on the controller you have you can still install Linux through some convoluted > steps. > 1> plug your hard drive into the built in IDE interface on your motherboard and install Linux > 2> Rebuild the kernel with the appropriate ultra/66 support and possibly a patch also > 3> Move the drive back to the ultra/66 controller and with any amount of luck it will start and run :-) > > /Jeff > > > On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, jon miller wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm looking for an alternative to linux, since I have a new > > computer that linux isn't installing onto currently. I have a ultra/66 > > controller and the linux installations can't see my hard drive. Does > > freeBSD support this? I didn't see it on the > > www.freebsd.org/handbook/install-hw.html site... > > > > thanks, > > Jon Miller > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Jeff Soule > System Administrator: Web Crossing Inc. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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