Subject: Re: 7248: pci or no pci, that is the question
To: NetBSD port-prep <port-prep@netbsd.org>
From: Sam Carleton <scarleton-prep@miltonstreet.com>
List: port-prep
Date: 02/13/2004 08:08:51
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 02:13:58PM +0100, Jochen Kunz
wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 07:28:25AM -0500, Sam Carleton
> wrote:
> 
> > It is my impression that I will have to build my own
> > kernel that has IDE support. 
>
> Forgot: You have to build your own kernel anyway to get
> autoboot working.  If you don't, you will have to enter
> the root filesystem device manualy at every boot.

That is after I have a base system installed, correct?
 
> I suggest to install on the SCSI disk and once the system
> is up and runing to compile a custom kernel with IDE
> support and clone the installation to the IDE disk. 

Well, I would, except that the SCSI drive that came with
the machine does have AIX on it.  I would prefer not to
blow that away considering I do not have install disks.

Sam