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From: cdemps@lsumc.edu (root)
Subject: Adaptec 1542A, getting nowhere.
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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 16:00:08 GMT
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Hi folks,
Using boot.flp gets me to the point where the script asks me to select
a drive to install on. My target is a HP 1000S (C3724) on SCSI ID 0,
which I select. At this point the script enters the partition editor,
no partitions are found, so there is nothing to do. I've been through
this several times editing the kernel devices with the -c option at
boot but the kernel seems to be making some assumption about this card
that's not valid for my system. Please forgive my linux devs. I'm
rather a BSD newbie. I can't quote from memory and the system is miles
away.
Vega VLB motherboard, AMD 486DX2-66
Speedstar Pro VLB (Cirrus)
ADAPTER DRIVE LINUX DEV MOUNT PT FS
Promise 4030-2 VL Maxtor 7213A /dev/hda1 /DOS (DOS)
Maxtor 7546A /dev/hdb1 / (Linux
ext2)
/dev/hdb2 swap (Linux
Swap)
Adaptec 1542A HP 1000S /dev/sda (empty)
Fujitsu 176 /dev/sdb1 /software (Linux
ext2)
Fujitsu 176 /dev/sdc1 (empty)
Quantum 80S /dev/sdd1 /home/cdemps (Linux
ext2)
Quantum 80S /dev/sde1 /home/sdemps (Linux
ext2)
Quantum 40S /dev/sdf1 /home/bponde (Linux
ext2)
Quantum 40S /dev/sdg1 /home/mponde (Linux
ext2)
SB-16 SCSI(aha152X) NEC 210 CD-ROM /dev/scd0 /cdrom (iso 9660)
The 1542 is at portbase 330, IRQ 11 and DMA 5 (I think)
The 152X is at portbase 300, IRQ 9 and using DMA 6 (for sound)
Please note that the same behavior occurrs with any of the SCSI devices
on the 1542. Two questions (I promise).
1. How do I save the boot messages to a file? I can't get a dmesg or a
syslog since I don't have anything mounted but the boot floppy. It
scrolls by too fast to read more than every fifth line. Can I break out
of the install script? What about a manual install?
2. The 1542 is not standard at IRQ 11 but the SB-16 wanted IRQ 9.In
"visual" it looks like the 1542 driver is hardwired at IRQ9 but the
readme says it's dynamically allocated and "visual won't let me move it
(I did move the 152X to IRQ 9). Is this a prob?
Sorry if this has been hashed over recently. The FreeBSD thing came on
rather suddenly so I don't have much history in this group.
Thanks,
Charles