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From: "Eric C. S. Dynamic" <ecsd>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD and second EIDE controller
Date: 19 Sep 1995 03:10:55 GMT
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ronf@phx.sectel.mot.com (Ron Feigen) wrote:
]I know 2.1 (and 2.0.5) support EIDE drives but how about the second
]IDE controller?  When probed I get an error wdc1: not found at 0x170.
]I have my ATAPI cdrom on that controller and would like use it with 2.1.

I didn't have any luck with Buslogic ISA or VLB dual-channel controllers,
but things seem fine with the integrated controllers on a Pentium motherboard.
I didn't have any luck installing a 2nd controller card at 0x170, either.
I have tried to isolate the restriction of two devices and/or two channels
in the code, but nothing conclusive to report so far.

]I don't want the CDROM on my primary controller since it will slow down 
]my H/D performance.

SCSI cures all. I didn't know they had ATAPI support by now...