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From: wraith@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu (Robert Michael Gorichanaz)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: Enhanced IDE and BSD
Date: 6 Aug 1994 20:00:08 GMT
Organization: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Computing Services Division
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In article <3203f5$1l3@agate.berkeley.edu> chiuc@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
>
>Chun Chiu
>cchiu@uclink.berkeley.edu


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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