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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!mvb.saic.com!MathWorks.Com!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!Germany.EU.net!ruhr.de!zappa.Ruhr.DE!zappa.Ruhr.DE!not-for-mail From: oskar@zappa.Ruhr.DE (Jan-Hinrich Fessel) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Install problem: cmd/data port full Date: 9 Mar 1994 16:23:04 +0100 Organization: /etc/organization Lines: 32 Message-ID: <2lkpko$a2f@zappa.Ruhr.DE> References: <2laempEa74@uni-erlangen.de> <2ldp6f$pa@pdq.coe.montana.edu> <MYCROFT.94Mar6214508@duality.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <2lei1m$2vu@pdq.coe.montana.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: zappa.ruhr.de Oh, well, what is this all about, bashing each other, hu? I'm quite astonished you do not know of a better way spending your time. In article <2lei1m$2vu@pdq.coe.montana.edu>, Nate Williams <nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu> wrote: >In article <MYCROFT.94Mar6214508@duality.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, >Charles Hannum <mycroft@duality.gnu.ai.mit.edu> wrote: >>In article <2ldp6f$pa@pdq.coe.montana.edu> nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu >>(Nate Williams) writes: >> no real impetus for us to switch to the other code, as the known >> bugs in the current code have been fixed. >> Hmm, the original author has problems yet that's not a known bug? >>The `original author' is Julian Elischer. He doesn't run >Do you read what you're following up to to get any idea what the topic >is, or just blindly flame anyone who says anything about NetBSD? > >The start of this discussion (and hence the 'author' of this thread wrote) You should also read careful, the original author does not have any problems with NetBSD-current, he is trying to install 0.9, which is not possible with the Adaptec 1542C(F) BIOS enabled and an IDE Controller with active (BIOS) devices present. At least it is not possible on my computer, and it seems to be much more of a Hardware-Problem than fault of the faulty SCSI code (which in 0.9 has problems...), because with this setup, please try to install DOS 6.2, I bet it doesnt work, 5.0 does install fine... Grueese Oskar -- .signature availible on request