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From: jmk@pla... jmk@pla...
Subject: [9fans] (fwd) Installation  problem
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 12:25:31 -0400

there's a problem with eide drives > 2Gb due to a sign sign extension bug
in the driver (the 'start' argument of ataxfer() should be of type ulong, not long).

perhaps someone could make a new kernel for you or you could subsitute a smaller
drive to get up then you can make the change yourself.