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- From: koos@kzdoos.hacktic.nl (Koos van den Hout)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
- Subject: Re: MINIX Frequently Asked Questions (Last Changed: 3 May 1992)
- Keywords: info answers
- Message-ID: <8ZTDoB1w164w@kzdoos.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 92 21:41:42 MET
- References: <1992Jul20.194447.388@sierra.com>
- Organization: Koos z'n Doos (BBS)
- Lines: 23
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- ericb@sierra.com (Eric Blood "intern") writes:
-
- > In the FAQ sheet, it says that you need to set some define to the number
- > of sectors and re-compile the system. Well, I just got Minix 1.5
- > running with my Western Digital RLL controller just fine. The fdisk
- > command lets you specify the number of heads and sectors.
- > Am I looking for trouble if I don't set the number like it says in the
- > FAQ sheet?
-
- I guess not. I'm running Minix 1.5 now for months on an RLL system. No
- problems.
-
- Allright : Almost no problems. Sometimes the drive light goes on and stays on
- and F1 shows FS waiting for the harddisk.
- But I suspect the 64k cache in the controller to be the reason for this.
-
- Grtx. KH
-
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