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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!munnari.oz.au!ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!caen!usenet.coe.montana.edu!bsd.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: FreeBSD on DEC-PC Date: 30 May 1994 15:18:35 GMT Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman Montana Lines: 36 Message-ID: <2sd04b$jp4@pdq.coe.montana.edu> References: <CqLs6G.Eo2@jt.dk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 153.90.192.29 In article <CqLs6G.Eo2@jt.dk>, Anders Brandt <BRANDT_ABR@jt.dk> wrote: >Hey there ! > >I have a Digital XL-PC with PCI BUS, on board SCSI and CD-ROM and I am quite >new to the 'FREE' world. > >I tried to install the FreeBSD 1.0 from the CD-distribution kit, but when >I boot the machine the boot will hang after a while ( I think when 'he' tries >to read from the CD, because the actual message is about changing the root >device ). >I now that the above hardware not is on the positive supported list... >So is there a newer version of FreeBSD, which can handle the hardware or >do I have to buy another supported SCSI-controller, disable the internal >controller, install the FreeBSD and then make a device-driver for the >on-board controller etc.. Not yet. I've been busy-waiting for NCR to send documentation on the on-board SCSI controller, but while I've been waiting there is work in progress by other folks doing the same thing. According to the last reports I've received, a beta-version of the driver will be available for testing in the next couple weeks, and I'm going to try and get the box I have available to me testing the new code. Until then hold on, since I don't believe any of the free unices have a driver working for the on-board SCSI controller. Nate -- nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu | FreeBSD core member and all around tech. nate@cs.montana.edu | weenie. work #: (406) 994-4836 | home #: (406) 586-0579 | Looking for a good job.