Subject: Re: NetBSD INSTALL kernel and Multia IDE controller [wdc0]
To: Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net>
From: J. Alexander Jacocks <jjacocks@mac.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 04/11/2007 11:01:57
On 4/11/07, Tim Rightnour <root@garbled.net> wrote:
>
> On 11-Apr-2007 Matt Thomas wrote:
> > I don't think the Multia had IDE. IIRC, it was SCSI.
>
> I thought it had one of those annoying 44pin IDE connectors, like a laptop. I
> could be mis-remembering though...
<snip>
The Multia indeed does have IDE, and it is a laptop connector.
However, it cannot be booted from it, in SRM mode. So, if you want to
run off of IDE completely, you will need a boot floppy.
Good luck!