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Date:      Tue, 20 Apr 1999 18:29:17 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ATA driver for alpha (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990420182911.95126I-100000@elpc36.jrc.it>

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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 18:29:04 +0200 (CEST)
From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it>
To: Erik Haugen Bakke <erikhb@bryggen.bgnett.no>
Subject: Re: ATA driver for alpha


Jordan, you said nowadays one can simply compile a kernel < 1.44Mb and
stick it on the disk kern.flp?

People could appreciate this. I for one would like to make demo floppies
to send to companies having supplied devices for USB support to show
their devices at work.


Nick


 > > > > I have ported the new ATA driver to the FreeBSD/alpha. This provides
 > > > > support for IDE disks and cdroms. The version of the driver in the tree 
 > > > > has only been tested on one old 433au machine so your mileage may vary
 > > > >:-). For the adventurous, add these lines to your kernel config:
 > > > > 
 > > > Hooray!
 > > > Just one question, though...
 > > > Will this driver support the Cypress CY82C693 controller on the AlphaPC
 > > > 164SX boards?
 > > 
 > > I think so.
 > > 
 > If anyone has / will compile a boot disk with the new kernel,
 > I would be very grateful if they could make it available for
 > download somewhere. :)
 > 
 > Anyone tracking -current?
 > 
 > Regards
 > ---
 > Erik H. Bakke
 > 
 > 
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