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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!newsxfer2.itd.umich.edu!agate!tfs.com!mailhub.tfs.com!julian From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542A, getting nowhere. Date: 21 Jan 1996 10:38:19 GMT Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA Lines: 33 Message-ID: <4dt52r$8ut@times.tfs.com> References: <DLDwG9.CE2@news.zippo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mailhub.tfs.com In article <DLDwG9.CE2@news.zippo.com>, root <cdemps@lsumc.edu> wrote: > 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. if you don't find any partitions, then you should MAKE one.. if it sees the drive it should be able to read/write it.. > >Adaptec 1542A HP 1000S /dev/sda (empty) thats the whole drive right? > >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? hit 'scroll-lock' to freeze the output, and use the arrow keys to scroll BACK up the messages >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? the 1542 dreiver will indeed find the correct interrupt as long as you changed BOTH sets of jumpers for this julian