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From: axl@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Axel Thimm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: CMD 640 flawed chip
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 07:56:48 GMT
Organization: FU Berlin, Fachbereich Physik, Institut fuer Theoretische Physik
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Hello,

my PC is the proud home of a flawed CMD640-chip. Until now I was working
under DOS, where the buggy chip is not doing much harm (no
multitasking), but I would like to install FreeBSD, and it will do some
harm there, I think.
I read about a way for Linux (turning off multiblock requests?), that
turned the flaws off. It was some line in a startup file (please look
away from my ignorance).
Is there a similar way for FreeBSD?
I hope I am not touching a FAQ (It must have been one when the flaws
where detected), but if so, I apologize. Please direct me to any place
to get any information about it.

Many thanks in advance,
	Axel Thimm.

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Axel Thimm <axl@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
Freie Universitaet Berlin
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