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From: Ragnar <bowden@cs.odu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1 Boot Problem
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 15:48:46 -0500
Organization: Old Dominion University
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On 20 Feb 1996, J Wunsch wrote:

> ..ahh, yet another Promise victim.
> 
> No chance, sorry.  Kill the Promise, and use a 2x74F245,1GAL standard
> IDE adapter instead.  (Or run Linux, it's told to handle the Promise.)

I have a promise vlide card, and run freebsd everyday with no problems.  
you just can't use it's 32 bit capabilities.

Jamie

I am Lysdexic of Borg, your ass will be laminated.