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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news.mathworks.com!news.bbnplanet.com!cam-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!193.10.88.100!news00.sunet.se!sunic!mn6.swip.net!seunet!news2.swip.net!nike.volvo.se!cyklop.volvo.se!peter From: peter@cyklop.volvo.se (peter hakanson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: BSDi on Compaq Prosignia 300 Date: 19 Dec 1996 16:05:38 GMT Organization: Volvo Corp. Lines: 37 Message-ID: <59bp4i$9nn@nike.volvo.se> References: <32B02566.1A72@pop.lande.com> <mdurand-1412961339110001@martin.cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: cyklop.volvo.se X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:5467 Why would anyone pay more money for a less compliant system is the *real* question to me. And if talking about relability, a number of pc-vendors has mtbf figures for some combinations. Or do you get compac's for free ?? Peter h Martin Durand (mdurand@cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca) wrote: : In article (Dans l'article) <32B02566.1A72@pop.lande.com>, : yodes@pop.lande.com wrote (écrivait) : : > I am trying to get 2.1 to run on this platfrom but there are no drivers : > for the Compaq built in SCSI controller. Has anyone tried load any rev : > of BSD on one of these Compaq's? : 2.1 works well on ProSignia 300 (needs a patch on 2.0). We use it as our : web/ftp server. : The on-board SCSI uses the NCR driver. Be sure to install the BIOS boot : blocks, the others won't work. : Forget about the on-board Ethernet though. : Lastly, run xtnpd (our ProSignia loses about 10 seconds a day) : . : _____________________________________________________________________ : Martin Durand Cegep de Sainte-Foy : mdurand@cegep-ste-foy.qc.ca 2410, chemin Sainte-Foy : Reseaux/networks, Telecoms Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada, G1V 1T3 : Voix : +1-418-659-6600 #4275 Fax : +1-418-659-4563 -- -- NO JUNK EMAIL <peter@cyklop.volvo.se> Peter Hakanson VolvoData Dep 2580 phone +46 31 66 74 27