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From: "Kenneth Chiu" <chiuk@cs.indiana.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2940A Ultra SCSI Card not supported???
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 09:51:00 -0500 (EST)
Organization: Computer Science, Indiana University
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In article <32760676.141C@augs1.augs.use.ch>,
J. Egloff <joe@augs1.augs.use.ch> wrote:
>> Has anybody installed 2.1.5 on 2940A Ultra SCSI? Please help me, I
>> will appreciate you a lot!
>
>I have currently the a similar problem here, I have 3 2940UAs and 
>unfortunatly no luck with 2.1.5. I'm very interessted in a solution for 
>that.

I have installed it, but I did it in a roundabout way.  I installed it
first on my IDE drive.  I then downloaded a number of files from
the STABLE branch, and recompiled the kernel.  I then moved the
installation to the SCSI drive.

In a few days, I may have a unsanctioned, unguaranteed solution.
I am in the process of creating a 2.1.5 boot disk.  If you have access to
a DOS machine, you should be able to install like this:

	1.  Rawrite a GENERIC kernel with AU support to a floppy in DOS.
	2.  Boot with AU boot disk.
	3.  Install.
	4.  Mount fixit floppy.
	5.  Use dd to copy the new kernel off the floppy.

E-mail me if you are interested.  If there is sufficient interest, I'll
try to set it up.