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From: nfs@notecnirp.Princeton.EDU (Norbert Schlenker)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Compaq Deskpro and portable III patch  (v 1.3d)
Summary: This should be included in the official source!
Keywords: at_wini.c printer.c hard,fixed drives
Message-ID: <21228@princeton.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 13 Nov 89 02:43:20 GMT
References: <1719@unccvax.UUCP>
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Reply-To: nfs@notecnirp.UUCP (Norbert Schlenker)
Organization: Dept. of Computer Science, Princeton University
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In article <1719@unccvax.UUCP> cs00chs@unccvax.UUCP (charles spell) writes:
>A few articles back I mentioned a fix for the Compaq Deskpro (originally
>written to patch the Compaq portable III hard disk controller). I am
>re-posting it on ast's request. There is only a brief description of how it
>works in the comment lines below. Read the patch code for details.
>This article can be obtained via anonymous ftp bugs.nosc.mil(128.49.16.1):
>...

This has been a problem since day one.  Not only do Compaq machines need this,
but my Toshiba needs it too.  I have seen reports from people using at least
three other types of machines which are aided by this fix.

I have yet to see anyone report a problem on a controller which worked with
the original code but would not work with the patched code.  Since Bruce 
Evan's protected mode patches incorporated this fix (I hope I remember this
correctly :-)), and multitudes are using that code without complaint, it
can't be too wrong.

I sincerely hope that some soon-to-come release includes it.

Norbert