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From: eesrajm@cc.brunel.ac.uk (Andrew J Michael)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: 386 MINIX and IDE hard drives..
Summary: Absolutely fine
Message-ID: <2045@Terra.cc.brunel.ac.uk>
Date: 18 Mar 91 16:23:51 GMT
References: <47737@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <1991Mar15.193937.5681@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
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In article <1991Mar15.193937.5681@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>, kodiak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Big Bad Beastie Bear) writes:
> danson@udel.edu (Douglas Anson) writes:
> 
> [ asks about using a 386(sx?) with ide ]
> 
(stuff deleted)
> Any suggestions or comments?  Does minix work ok with ide controllers?
> Bryan.




MINIX works fine with IDE drives - just use at_wini.c and you'll be OK.  I'm
running with a pair of Rodime 3259A 250Mb IDE drives using MINIX-386.

Andy Michael


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