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From: rkb55989@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Rafal Boni)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: NetBSD install problem
Date: 24 Sep 1994 07:46:41 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
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wilsonm@dale.hsc.unt.EDU (Mike Wilson) writes:


>I am trying to install a SCSI drive using the AHA NetBSD boot disk. The

	You didn't mention what version, but read on...

>I am installing a AHA-EISA 2742 controller with a MAXTOR P1-17S (1.7gig)
>drive. We have 32 meg of ram and the machine is a 486/50 EISA board.

	Good Luck.... The 2742 is NOT supported and most likely WILL NOT
	be supported.  The 1742 is, or you can try an ISA controller, or
	you can buy a controller from a nice BSD-friendly outfit like
	BusLogic.

>I used the kc-aha-*.fs disks, so if anyone knows what disks I need or what
>procedure I should follow please let me know.

	See above...


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