> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wojciech Puchar > Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:15 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Chris Whitehouse > Subject: Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master > ... [Press F4 to skip] > > > > > > In any case, I suppose the OP could just use a floppy > > boot disk, like slackware's: > > > http://slackware.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/slackware/slackware/is > olinux/sbootmgr/ > > http://tinyurl.com/2evgaa > > Which should bypass any (most) moronic bioses. > > > any. i use bootable CD for this. very easy to create, and you can fit > whole /boot easily. > FreeBSD can use any IDE drive on any IDE controller,
This isn't true. FreeBSD cannot use the CMD640 controller, as that controller has a hardware bug that will corrupt the filesystem. Unfortunately that controller was popular on Pentium 75/90/100 motherboards. The old wd disk driver contained a workaround for this bug but the workaround was never carried forward into the ata driver. Ted _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
