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- From: watpod77@alfred.carleton.ca (Andrew Cornwall)
- Subject: [386BSD] Newbie SCSI question
- Message-ID: <watpod77.722318559@cunews>
- Keywords: SCSI,Adaptec,386
- Sender: news@cunews.carleton.ca (News Administrator)
- Organization: Carleton University
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 04:02:39 GMT
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- I've been trying to set up a 386BSD system on my machine, but I can't
- get the 0.1 boot disk to boot. I've got an Adaptec 1542B, and when I
- installed it in the default configuration and booted the 0.1 bootable,
- it didn't recognize the controller. I know the controller works,
- 'cause I was able to go into DOS and use the HD... but I can't seem to
- get 386BSD to talk to it.
-
- The weird thing is that when 0.1 boots, I don't get any controller
- messages at all! I can talk to the floppy OK (it's on the same card),
- but after the fd is recognized, the as isn't. According to the FAQ,
- this means that something is incorrectly-configured on the card. The
- default on the card is IRQ 11, DMA 5, BIOS enabled at DC000. I changed
- the BIOS to be at C8000, still no dice. Then I changed the IRQ to 14,
- and still nothing happens.
-
- Unfortunately, I'm a SCSI neophyte, so the one-page manual that came
- with the 1542B isn't much help. It's got lots of options that I can
- change, but doesn't tell me anything about what they are. If anyone
- can tell me what I'm doing wrong, please do so. Also, if you could
- point me to a good SCSI book, I'd love to read it :-)
-
- Andrew Jr.
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- Andrew Cornwall
- watpod77@alfred.ccs.carleton.ca
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