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Date:      Thu, 6 Jun 1996 22:09:32 GMT
From:      Randy DuCharme <root@freefall.freebsd.org>
To:        Larry Dolinar <LARRYD@bldg1.croute.com>
Cc:        <questions@freebsd.org>, <novell@listserv.syr.edu>
Subject:   RE: Seagate ST32151N/Adaptec 2940 on Asus P55TP4N and PVI486SP3
Message-ID:  <XFMail.960606220932.root@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <45DBD3E4266@bldg1.croute.com>

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On Thu Jun  6 21:28:11 1996 Larry Dolinar wrote:
>>Apologies for the cross-posting...
>
>There IS something going on with this combination: Adaptec's boot 
>sequence consistently times out on these drives, regardless of what else 
>is in the system.  An ST31200N at id 0 shows fine, the ST32151N 
>eventually comes back as variations on "device not ready".  NCR-based 
>controllers (Asus SC-200 and Symbios 8150S) and Tekram 390 do NOT exhibit 
>this behavior.  Doesn't matter what id the ST32151N is at, or if it's the 
>only drive.
>
>Smells like firmware, but whose?  Adaptec BIOS is EC00, very close to 
>latest.  Insights welcomed -- waiting on answers from Seagate and Adaptec.




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