re: SUN Ultra 5 HDD compatibility

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

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   >>>>> "cr" == Chris Ross <cross+netbsd%distal.com@localhost> writes:
   
       cr> currently available SATA or ATA-133 [...] PCI card [...] that
       cr> the PROM can boot off of.
   
   no, you can't do that.  That's crazy.  the PROM can barely boot off
   the internal chip, much less a card.

yeah, really.

i recommend getting a compactflash/ide converter and booting from CF
plugged directly into the motherboard, and having a SATA controller
with real disks...



.mrg.