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From: Ron Bolin <rlb@mindspring.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD <> Adaptec
Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 07:14:33 -0400
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Raven wrote:
> 
> I tried installing FreeBSD onto my hard drive and my hard drives geometry
> data got screwed up. I don't think Adaptec's BIOS translation is
> comapatible with FreeBSD 2.1.  Are there some updates out there, something
> that'll work for my setup?
> 
> I have an Adaptec 2940 and 2 2gig Seagate drives.

-I don't understand all your problems. I have installd FBSD 2.1R on
several machines without a problem, 2940 and segate 2gig included,
both on the first and second drive. You can boot from dos floppy
and use fdisk /mbr to restore dos or NT.

Ron
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