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From: miff@apanix.apana.org.au (Michael Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: ISA strayintr e ????
Date: 10 Oct 94 23:53:29 GMT
Organization: Apanix Public Access Unix, +61 8 373 5485 (5 lines)
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Message-ID: <miff.781833209@apanix.apana.org.au>
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(FWIW I had this self-same problem)
laconner@halcyon.halcyon.com (LaConner Third Grade) writes:
>>I get the following message while trying to install FreeBSD
>>1.1.5.1-RELEASE on my 486/dx2 66:
>>
>>ISA strayintr e
>>uha0:0:0 (sd0) timed out uha0: uha_abort, board not responding
>>Debugger("ultra14f") called.AGAIN
>>
>>The last two lines repeat ad infinitum. I'm loading the kcopy_bt
>>kernal because I'm using the ultrastor 34f controller card. I've
>>tried two different motherboards (from the same mfg), two
>>different video controller cards, two different kinds of ethernet
>>boards, three different disk controllers (adaptec, buslogic
>>and now ultrastor) all with the same results. I've re-written the
>>kcopy_bt, filesyst, and cpio floppies twice.
Same here. The problem is simpler, much simpler.
>>Arlen
>You idiot!! If you'd pay closer attention you'd see that you have the
>interrupt on the SCSI card set to 11 instead of the required 14 !
Actually, you're the idiot. 'e' is 14.
Arlen, your 34f came from the factory jumpered to IRQ 14. It needs to
be on 11 for the install kernel to boot and work properly. Change it
and you'll be much happier.
>Get a life!
And as for you, well, your own advice sounds good to me.
--
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