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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!uuneo.neosoft.com!mypc From: conrads@neosoft.com (Conrad Sabatier) Newsgroups: neosoft.users.freebsd,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Free BSD trouble Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 23:08:08 GMT Organization: What? Me, organize? Lines: 28 Message-ID: <5ctu5m$5ed@uuneo.neosoft.com> References: <32EAF919.17A0@neosoft.com> <5cpfsk$fqk@uuneo.neosoft.com> <5cq52k$i2o@bonkers.taronga.com> <5crd6v$6tt@uuneo.neosoft.com> <5cre7m$h5@bonkers.taronga.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.27.167.140 X-Newsreader: News Xpress 2.0 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:34589 In article <5cre7m$h5@bonkers.taronga.com>, peter@taronga.com (Peter da Silva) wrote: >In article <5crd6v$6tt@uuneo.neosoft.com>, >Conrad Sabatier <conrads@neosoft.com> wrote: >>I wasn't sure how stable 2.2 would be. I had played with a CURRENT release a >>while back and had some problems, so I was leery of going with it. > >What were you at before? If you were happy with it (and you sure seemed >to be) then it seems like a good place to be. 2.1.5, and yes, it was working very well. I'm going to contact Walnut Creek, as per your suggestion, and see about getting 2.2. If that doesn't work out, I can always try "downgrading". :-) >bonkers.taronga.com is still running 2.0.5. > >>And recommendations for a *cheap*, compatible IDE CD-ROM? Sure, I'd love to >>convert to total SCSI, but I'm pinched right now. > >I'd get a cheap generic CDROM and look for a "Toshiba" label on the box, or >get a SCSI controller and look for one of the places selling 1x SCSI CDROMs >seriously cheap (someone was boasting about getting 'em for $6.95!). What about a Creative Labs kit? My sound card could stand a replacement, too, and I've been thinking of just replacing both it and the CD-ROM together. Are these any good? -- Conrad Sabatier