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From: D. Jay Newman <dn5@psu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: sd0 timeout problems!!!
Date: 23 Sep 1993 15:26:54 GMT
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Hi:

I am new to NetBSD, and I installed it on my machine last night using
the kc-ahbbt-09p1.fs floppy downloaded from sun-lamp.

Everything went wonderfully through the installation process.  The problems
started when I tried to download the base sets from sun-lamp.

During ftp, I started getting "ahb0 targ 0: device timeout" errors, then
frantic synching behavior, then a reboot into unix.

I did get everything downloaded and installed and went home somewhat happy.

This morning, I came in and found the screen full of "sd0 device timeout"
errors.  It wouldn't let me even halt the system (too many timeouts, and
it would respond with an error).

I rebooted (which took me out of single-user mode) everything seems to be
working fine.  I did change some of the CMOS defaults (removed EISA burst
mode, and added BIOS shadowing for example).  Of course, it worked fine
last night for a bit.

Unfortunately, I've been working in the Mac world for several years, so
I am still somewhat confused by pcs.  EISA setup blew me away!

My system:
Zenon 50 MHz 486 DX2
8 meg RAM
Cirrus Logic chipset video
Novel 2000 clone ethernet (thin)
Adaptec 1742a SCSI adapter
2 340 meg Maxtor SCSI drives

If anybody can help me, I would eternally grateful.  Especially if this
person knows a bit about the Adaptec 1742a (which seems to be where the
problem is coming from).

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