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From: perryh@pluto.rain.com (Perry Hutchison)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 1.0 GAMMA - first netwide release
Message-ID: <CCvFIC.9tp@pluto.rain.com>
Summary: What? No IDE or ESDI support?
Organization: Surely you jest
References: <JKH.93Sep2204611@whisker.lotus.ie>
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1993 07:58:59 GMT
Lines: 15
In the referenced article jkh@whisker.lotus.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
+ Without further ado... (drumroll) It's FreeBSD!
+
+ FreeBSD
+ Release 1.0 GAMMA
+ ...
+ Disk Controllers:
+ Adaptec 1542{A,B,C} ISA SCSI controller.
+ Adaptec 174x EISA SCSI controller in standard and enhanced mode.
+ DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in emulation mode.
+ Bustec 742a.
+ Ultra Store 14F.
I see no mention of "normal" ISA controllers here. Is this an
oversight, or is FreeBSD unable to use IDE or ESDI disks?