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C.Y. Chiu

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Aug 6, 1994, 9:33:25 AM8/6/94
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Hi,
I am just wondering if FreeBSD can take advantage of EIDE, without
any aid of new BIOS or EIDE floppy controller. Will FreeBSD be able to see
the sectors/cylinders after 528MB(or something like that)?

Thanks for all infos

Chun Chiu
cc...@uclink.berkeley.edu

Robert Michael Gorichanaz

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Aug 6, 1994, 4:00:08 PM8/6/94
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I'm running FreeBSD-1.1.5.1r using a Micropolis 976meg EIDE and have had
absolutely NO PROBLEMS! Just plugged 'er in and installed the OS. The
install script warns about haveing >1024 cylinders, but just ignore it.
My system is an "old" all-ISA bus 486dx50 with "state-of-the-art" parts
from 2 1/2 years ago (not exactly top o'the line anymore) and it works
like a charm. Guys tried to sell me an "improved" IDE card of some kind,
but my old stock 2hd/2fd/2ser/1par/1gam card works like a charm.
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Kanghoon Lee

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Aug 8, 1994, 11:34:08 AM8/8/94
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ch...@volga.EECS.Berkeley.EDU (C.Y. Chiu) writes:

>Hi,
> I am just wondering if FreeBSD can take advantage of EIDE, without
>any aid of new BIOS or EIDE floppy controller. Will FreeBSD be able to see
>the sectors/cylinders after 528MB(or something like that)?

>Thanks for all infos

I thought it only applies to stupid DOS, because NetBSD can access 1.7 Gig IDE
without any problem.

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