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Subject: Disk installation help requested
Keywords: SCSI second disk
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Date: 5 Aug 92 00:45:13 GMT
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Hello;

I am attempting to install a SCSI harddisk as a second disk in my system
(the primary disk is a Conner IDE drive, with bootable partitions for both
MSDOS and 386bsd).  I am using an UltraStor host adapter card (I was told
that it would replace an Adaptec card, which I only *partially* believed!)
I wish to split my second disk into two partitions, in a manner after what
I did on the primary disk.  My system is a Gateway 2000 486-33.

Now for the (novice) questions:  how exactly does one go about adding a
SCSI disk to 386bsd?  I have partitioned and formatted 120M of the second
disk for DOS, w/o any problems.  For 386bsd I have tried to boot with the
2-harddisk kernel referenced in the FAQ (on f.ms.uky.edu):  in the initial
device scan I get the following:

	wd0 WDC <AC2200F> at 0x1f0 irq 14 on isa
	wd1 at 0x1f0 irq 14 on isa

and then the system soon hangs.

I have tried various jumper settings on the UltraStor card...in fact I have
set irq to 15 and the i/o address to something OTHER than 0x1f0, but still
I always get the above line for wd1.  The UltraStor guidebook has instructions
for getting things up and running using SCO UNIX and AT&T UNIX, including
device drivers that can be compilled into the kernel. (Of course, I can't even
hope to remake the kernel until I get the second disk running :-)

If I use the original (one harddisk) boot, can I then do disklabel etc. etc.
to the SCSI disk?  Also, why are there no SCSI disk types listed in
/etc/disktab?  Is it because they are treated differently than IDE/ESDI by
the operating system?  How should SCSI disks/devices appear to 386bsd?

Could someone please help me out?  Email replies prefered, and if anyone
else is having similar problems I can summarize whatever info I receive.


Thanks.

-tom
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