On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:01:41 -0500 Daniel Malament <b...@anonix.net> wrote:
> > Alternatively, can disktab be used? The documentation is not > > entirely transparent > > on this, but it does appear that disktab might be able to override > > BIOS parameters. > > Apparently not. disktab looks like it's mostly used by disklabel. > It turns out disklabel with -e will let you edit the geometry, but > the kernel doesn't actually change the values it uses for drive > access, even though the disklabel remains correct/consistent upon > reload. > If you know these MFM disks use MS file systems, then your best bet is using hardware/system of similar vintage along with another operating system such as MS-DOS or better FreeDOS. http://www.freedos.org/ If you can find a working network interface card, then your problem is solved. The trouble with OpenBSD is it lacks support for the 80386 (and lower). http://www.openbsd.org/i386.html "except for the 80386 itself" Your best bet is to try finding a 286/386/486 system that either does not have a built-in disk controller, or has a MFM disk controller built-in. If you cannot find anything locally, I might have what you need sitting someplace in my garage, so feel free to contact me off-list. -jon
