Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 10:36:13 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> Cc: gallatin@cs.duke.edu, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ISP firmware compiled in as a default.... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912051030570.28920-100000@beppo.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <199912042142.WAA88557@yedi.iaf.nl>
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(late followup)> > > However, I had a bit of a hard time with the SRM loaded f/w (and this is > > the latest) when I had both an internal drive and 2 external tape drives. > > This problem went away when I went back to compiling in the f/w which then > > downloaded. > > Did you have both internal AND external devices on the same KZPBA card? > FYI: we (== Compaq) don't support this. Obviously this decision is based > on the f/w that is in the SRM code. Tests have shown it really does not > work well when both internal and external devices are present on the same > card. YMMV of course and I obviously don't know what was biting you. Wasn't a standard KZPBA, but that's not the high order bit. If the f/w figures out there's something on both internal and external connectors, it's supposed to drop the pullups. That's why the 7.65 f/w is a lot better than the 5.XXX f/w- in this case. >,,, > > So, I'm in a bit of a quandary now as to what the right thing to do is. > > Don't shoot me: the right thing to do is to make it possible to boot ... I won't shoot you, but it doesn't help me answer the question of 'should f/w be compiled in by default'. I suppose Mike answered it best about checking sizes. >... > Hm. The DEC-sanctioned cards (as far as SRM booting goes, so for > system disks) only use 1040's if I'm not mistaken. So this might be the > most practical short-term solution. How much would 1040-only f/w > add to the installation kernel ? Actually, the latest 4100 f/w (at least the one I installed at NASA/Ames) recognizes the 2100, but won't boot from it. Nyah, Nyah! PTI PCI-470 and Anatres Qlogic 2100 clones have fcode in them and you can boot from them on sparc! -matt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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