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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.development:800 comp.os.386bsd.misc:400 Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!warwick!uknet!pipex!sunic!seunet!dynas!micke From: micke@dynas.se (Mikael Hybsch) Subject: Beta testers for new i386/isa/wt.c wanted. Message-ID: <1993May25.123238.19634@dynas.se> Sender: news@dynas.se (News Administrator) Organization: DynaSoft, Dynamic Software AB Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 12:32:38 GMT Lines: 29 Beta testers are sought for a new wt.c. The driver can handle QIC-02/QIC-36 Wangtek and Archive SC499 controllers. The controller type is automatically determined at boot time. It has been tested on a Wangtek compatible Everex controller and tape drive (models unknown and docs missing), and on an Archive SC499 controller with an FT-60 tape drive. The only serious problem I'm having is when using bde's npx, intr and com patches, the machine spontaneously resets itself without warning when writing to the tape. (no panic, just like pressing RESET or ctl-alt-del) It usually happens after writing around half the tape. I didn't find any other problem with bde's patches. The driver works fine with patchkit-0.2.2, but if bde's patches are to be included in future patchkits, it would be nice to have this problem fixed. (I know 0.2.3 is available, but I haven't had any free time to upgrade) If you would like to help me test/debug the driver, send me mail and I will mail the source to you. -- Mikael Hybsch Email: micke@dynas.se DynaSoft, Dynamic Software AB Phone: +46-8-615 84 00 Hammarby Fabriksv 13, Box 92058 Fax: +46-8-641 92 00 S-120 06 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN