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Date:      Tue, 22 Jul 1997 13:37:48 -0700
From:      "Randy A. Katz" <randyk@ccsales.com>
To:        Marco Molteni <molter@logic.it>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: troubles with SCSI controller adaptec 2940AU
Message-ID:  <33D51A1C.5376CA48@ccsales.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.970722215259.172A-100000@dumbwinter.ecomotor.it>

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This has absolutely nothing to do with FreeBSD. This is a hardware
issue. It's not FreeBSD until you get to a boot: prompt.

Thanx,
Randy Katz


Marco Molteni wrote:
> 
> Howdy!
> 
> I got a 2.2.2-RELEASE box with a Adaptec 2940AU PCI SCSI controller,
> connected to a Quantum Fireball HD.
> I'm using kernel.GENERIC, and a TYAN motherboard (more specs if needed,
> since I haven't the machine here now).
> If I do a cold boot (I mean with the power switch) the BIOS sees the adaptec
> and I can boot from the hd (I installed FreeBSD on it :-),
> but if I do a warm boot (eg with "reboot") the bios doesn't sees the
> controller and I can't boot.
> 
> Here is what I get from the bios during the boot:
> 
> adaptec AHA-2940AU BIOS v1.21
> Press CTRL-A for SCSI Select utility!
> [so it seems that the m/b bios sees the controller, but after about 15
> secs I get:]
> time-out failure during SCSI inquiry command
> No SCSI boot device found
> SCSI BIOS not installed
> DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
> :-(
> 
> I *hope* ;-) I just have to compile a custom kernel...
> 
> TIA
> 
> Marco Molteni
> Computer Science student at the Universita' di Milano, Italy.
> "The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things".



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