Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 23:32:12 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: David Webster <dwebster@bhmi.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Promise Ultra DMA PCI IDE Controller Message-ID: <199901120732.XAA01494@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:27:05 CST." <369A5089.1217CCB4@bhmi.com>
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> Have recently downloaded the installation binaries needed for FreeBSD > 3.0 RELEASE and have attempted to begin an installation. > > I am using a Gateway P6-266 (Pentium II - 266Mhz) with 64MB Ram and a > Nitro 3D GX video card, Mitsumi 24X ATAPI CD-ROM, and Quantum Fireball > 6.4GB Hardrive. > > The problem I am having is that the primary on-board ISA disk controller > is disabled in the BIOS and Gateway has replaced this with a PCI based > primary disk controller. The systems only hardrive uses this controller > in order to enable the Ultra-DMA performance features (not available via > the on-board controller). The CD-ROM uses the onboard secondary > controller. I have removed all the conflicting devices in the Kernel > via the UserConfig utility, including the ISA base primary controller. Un-remove the primary controller, since the Promise controller will come up in its place. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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