Subject: Re: ATA drive on Q630
To: Takeshi Shibagaki <CaptnZilog@aol.com>
From: Bob Nestor <rnestor@augustmail.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 03/02/2001 13:57:00
ie9t-sbgk@asahi-net.or.jp
>Hi,
>
>From: CaptnZilog@aol.com
>Subject: ATA drive on Q630
>Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2001 14:00:48 EST
>Message-ID: <e1.110db9b5.27d147e5@aol.com>
>
>CaptnZilog> I'm looking at getting a *large* drive for my Q630, to make my
>new development machine (currently using a IIsi, 2GB SCSI)... and, of
>course, this happens to be an ATA based machine.
>
>ATA drive is not supported in -current.
Mkfs and the Installer don't support ATA drives either. You'd have to
install from within NetBSD which probably means an Installation kernel.
If you're planning on building a Kernel with ATA support you might want
to do and Installation Kernel too.
-bob