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From: b@vespucci.iquest.com (b)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: 2.1.5R, adaptec 1542, install problems
Date: 11 Sep 1996 09:28:09 -0500
Organization: interQuest / Huntsville, AL
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In article <3236A6F6.59E2B600@mindspring.com>,
Ron Bolin  <rlb@mindspring.com> wrote:
>David Miller wrote:
>
>> : >I'm having odd problems trying to install 2.1.5R on a 486 clone with an
>> : >adaptec 1542[b|c].  The symptom is the system simply halting, usually with
>
>I replaced the Adaptec 1542CF with a Busligic 545C and it worked fine.

Well, I seriously doubt that the 1542CF card was the problem.  Your
problem sounds like it is something deeper.  Like I said previously, I
have a 1542CF card and FreeBSD 2.1.5-R works just fine.  You should really
check your configuration for conflicts, etc...

b