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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!almserv!bnixon
From: bnixon@fnma.com (Bill Nixon)
Subject: dist.fs.pk-0.2 doesn't see Compaq IDE drive
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Organization: FannieMae, Washington, DC
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1993 20:59:08 GMT
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I am having problems installing 386BSD on my Compaq 486/33M.  It
has a ~300Mb IDE hard drive, which the TinyBSD floppy doesn't see.
When I type 'install', it gives the joke about installing on a TV.

I have been following this newsgroup on and off and think it is
either an IDE translation problem or a Compaq specific problem.

Please e-mail me if you know what I can do to try and fix this.

Also, I'd love to see someone work on the FAQ.  I am sure many of
the questions in this group could be answered via the FAQ.  I'd be
happy to collect information for an FAQ, but don't have the time
or resources to fully explore 386BSD myself.

Bill
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