Date: Tue, 12 Sep 1995 09:12:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM> To: n1epo4tl@ibmmail.com Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org, internet@ibmmail.com Subject: Re: Future Domain SCSI Controller Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9509120916.G8924-0100000@kryten.atinc.com> In-Reply-To: <199509121247.FAA04611@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Tue, 12 Sep 1995 n1epo4tl@ibmmail.com wrote: > I have installed 2.0.5R on a 386DX40 and was trying to install a SCSI > controller. The one I have is a Future Domain TMC 850 controller > using a TMC 950 chip. It is a cheap nasty thing and was I believe a it certainly is, ollie. > free give away with some CD ROM drive or other. It is recognised > during booting correctly, after which there is a pause for the scsi > devices to settle. With a tape drive plugged in, the tape is then > probed, recognised, installed as st0 and all works fine. With a > disk however, after the pause, the disk light goes on and everything > hangs with no further messages. This happens whatever disk I use. > I have tried an assortment of Seagate, Micropolis and DEC. > Will these controllers work with disk drives, am I possibly doing > something wrong, or is this a bug/feature? bug in the driver that was fixed after 2.0.5 was released. you need to build a new kernel with the fix incorporated. the fix is in the code for FreeBSD-stable, which will become FreeBSD-2.1. i can send you the file, /sys/i386/isa/seagate.c, so you can build your own kernel or build a GENERIC kernel for you. jmb Jonathan M. Bresler jmb@kryten.atinc.com | Analysis & Technology, Inc. FreeBSD Postmaster jmb@FreeBSD.Org | 2341 Jeff Davis Hwy play go. | Arlington, VA 22202 ride bike. hack FreeBSD.--ah the good life | 703-418-2800 x346
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