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- > On Dec 12, 2:44am, ggk@tirith.uucp.commodore.com wrote:
- > [...]
- > > which I'm assuming is a prototype version of the controller chip. From
- > > what I've read on this list so far, NetBSD won't run for me until I
- > > upgrade that chip to a non-PROTO version.
- >
- > Where did you read about this? This is pure nonsense.
- > I have but this fine PROTO-Chip, and i run NetBSd since the
- > beginning, never encountered problems.
- I could not switch sync on with the proto before 709.
- with pl08 it worked terrific.
- With 709 it does not work at all any longer with sync.
- >
- > The ONLY problem which may occure is that some drives (!) do not like
- > to be enabled to the sync mode, which the PROTO does not handle
- > properly. Again: this depends on the drives you are using, and
- > the kludges in the kernel.
- >
- > Dear FAQ-writers: add that netBSd runs fine with the PROTO-Chip.
- This is only in a way true since 709 :)
- >
- > --
- > Markus Illenseer
- >
- ciao
- Carsten
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