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From: danson@lgc.com (Doug Anson)
Subject: Re: bootable compaq kernel workarounds
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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1993 23:34:04 GMT
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In article <C32xq0.8Hu@sugar.neosoft.com>, peter@NeoSoft.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
|> In article <MCKIM.93Feb26110731@dinah.lerc.nasa.gov> mckim@dinah.lerc.nasa.gov (Jim McKim) writes:
|> > I had some difficulties bringing up 386BSD on a Compaq Deskpro 386/20
|> > with an ESDI disk.
|> 
|> Is that the Type 38 disk?
|> 
|> Are you using the Compaq controller?
|> -- 
|> Peter da Silva.  <peter@sugar.neosoft.com>.
|>  `-_-'   Oletko halannut suttasi tänään?
|>   'U`    
|> Tarjoilija, tämä ateria elää vielä.

I have a Compaq 386/20 using the compaq floppy controller, a WD1007 hd 
controller and a type 38 hard drive. I've been running the standard 
386BSD distribution (0.1.2) with absolutely no problems -- a fine system
for the price!!

Wonder why some compaq's work and some dont....

Doug
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