On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Mikhail Teterin wrote: > Hello! > > My system is too old to have anything other then "Compatable" and > "Bi-directional" modes for the parallel port. Both of this are recognized > as NIBBLE-only by ppc0. > > When I try to cp a big file (Wordperfect distribution) onto a Zip > cartridge (with ufs with softupdates) the whole system becomes "jerky" > and soon hangs -- I can still go from one virtual console to another, > but can not do anything and need cold reboot. > > I used to be able to use the drive during Autumn (although I only > used msdos-formatted cartridges). Any ideas? Thanks! >
try searching the lists, my suggestion is to compile like so: controller ppc0 at isa? disable port ? tty irq 7 change to: controller ppc0 at isa? disable port ? cam irq 7 -----------------------------------------^^^ you may also want to try 'bio' it's been explained on the lists and i'm unsure. Alfred Perlstein - Programmer, HotJobs Inc. - www.hotjobs.com -- There are operating systems, and then there's FreeBSD. -- http://www.freebsd.org/ 4.0-current To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
