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Date:      Wed, 07 Oct 1998 07:00:35 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        joelh@gnu.org
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: BETA problems 
Message-ID:  <199810071400.HAA03172@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 05 Oct 1998 19:34:25 CDT." <199810060034.TAA02361@detlev.UUCP> 

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> At the beginning of this weekend, I started installing the 0928 beta.
> Due to phone line quality issues out here, it took two days, and ended
> with me installing the necessary stuff plus the (then released) 1002
> source, and then doing a make world.  (One suggestion: If an install
> fails due to a network failure, restart at the block instead of at the
> distribution.)

Owing to the way the blocks are compressed, you can't do this.  You 
have to start at the beginning.

> During the install, I noticed that the CAM drivers don't appear in
> user_config.  I know this was discussed elsewhere, but my $0.02 says
> get it in before release if possible.

Already done.

> In the release notes, we say that the 3C509 is supported.  Preliminary
> tests indicate that the ep0 driver in the 10/02 beta is in less of a
> functioning state than ever.  (Does anybody know how to get the
> blasted 3C509 programmers' specs?)

Write to 3com.

> Now, after making world, compiling a new kernel, and rebooting, I get
> a string of SCSI probe messages during boot:
> 
>   (probe2:aha0:0:2:0): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 1 80 0 ff 0 
>   (probe2:aha0:0:2:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0
>   (probe2:aha0:0:2:0): Invalid field in CDB
>   (probe3:aha0:0:3:0): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 1 80 0 ff 0 
>   (probe3:aha0:0:3:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0
>   (probe3:aha0:0:3:0): Invalid field in CDB
>   (probe4:aha0:0:4:0): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 1 80 0 ff 0 
>   (probe4:aha0:0:4:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST
>   (probe5:aha0:0:5:0): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 1 80 0 ff 0 
>   (probe5:aha0:0:5:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0
>   (probe5:aha0:0:5:0): Invalid field in CDB field replaceable unit: 14
>   (probe6:aha0:0:6:0): INQUIRY. CDB: 12 1 80 0 ff 0 
>   (probe6:aha0:0:6:0): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0
>   (probe6:aha0:0:6:0): Invalid field in CDB sks:c0,1
> 
> These messages were also present when booting with GENERIC, except for
> id 4 (a tape drive), and the orders of ids 5 and 6 were switched.

These have already been discussed.  If you don't boot with -v, you 
won't see them.

-- 
\\  Sometimes you're ahead,       \\  Mike Smith
\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
\\  The race is long, and in the  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\  end it's only with yourself.  \\  msmith@cdrom.com



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