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From: vev@msen.com (Vince Vielhaber)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: FreeBSD & DTC Controllers
Date: 1 Sep 1994 15:54:23 -0400
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I know someone got it working...I have a DTC3280AS SCSI Controller, and
want to run FreeBSD.  I'm told that ver. 1.1R WORKS with this controller.
That's the good news...Now the bad...It won't boot the floppy with the
controller installed in the machine.  I've tried a seperate floppy controller
and disabled the floppy controller in the DTC.  I get the boot message,
then (after the timeout) it just hangs.  If I remove the DTC controller,
and just leave the floppy installed, it boots fine.  What am I missing?
Other info: A linux boot disk boots, but linux doesn't support the DTC
SCSI controller.  386DX-25 w/ copro  VGA 360MB SCSI drive.

I've posted this before, but have had newsfeed problems and either missed
the response, or there weren't any!

Vince.