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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1.0-Release Install Problems. HELP!
Date: 25 Jun 1996 21:18:24 GMT
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Jamie Bowden <bowden@cs.odu.edu> wrote:

> > This is either a problem with your memory (or chipset), or you are
> > suffering from some problems the 2.1R driver had with the AHA2940UW
> > controller.
> 
> I have several servers with AHA2940UW's on them that I have been using 
> since the day 2.1-R was out.  They haven't yet given me a problem, what 
> possible things should I be on the lookout for, just in case, and will 
> they be fixed in 2.1.5-R?  I don't like using -snap, -stable, or -current 
> on production boxes.

No idea what the problems exactly were (you might find traces of the
reports in the mailing list archives).  If it works for you, don't
bother.

Btw., -stable is what will become 2.1.5R shortly.

-- 
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. ;-)