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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD beside Linux
Date: 2 Jun 1996 21:34:07 GMT
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nolte@teleport.com (William H Nolte) wrote:

> 	1.  Will this work?  I would add the bsd kernel to my existing
> 	    Linux boot manager (LILO).

I think, but i've never used LILO myself.

> 	2.  Where is the kernel source package?  I want to ftp it
> 	    not buy it, if possible.

Buy?  Well, i can sell it to you for US$ 999 if you want. :)
It's dists/src/ssys.* to be exact.

> 	3.  Does bsd support the Adaptec aha152x scsi host adapter?
> 	    I have seen the 154x and 174x listed but not the 152x.

It is supported, though the support is not overwhelming (read this:
don't be surprised if you're running into some troubles).  The
appropriate driver is the ``aic'' one.

> 	4.  Does bsd support the old Mitsumi single speed cd drives?

You mean the old FX-001 one?  It's the ``mcd'' driver.

-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)