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| -rw-r--r-- | release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT index 1df8dbd..21ab434 100644 --- a/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT +++ b/release/texts/alpha/HARDWARE.TXT @@ -237,7 +237,12 @@ a new power supply. The 3.3 Volts is only needed in case you run 3.3 Volts PCI expansion boards. IDE: -SRM cannot boot from IDE disks. +The IDE interface is supported by FreeBSD and requires a line in the +kernel configuration file as follows: + + device ata0 at isa? port IO_WD1 irq 14 + +The SRM console unfortunately cannot boot from IDE disks. Memory: Make sure you use true 36 bit SIMMs, and only FPM (Fast Page Mode). EDO RAM |
