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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!dciteleport.com!europa.clark.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!raven.eva.net!bighorn.accessnv.com!jca From: jca@bighorn.accessnv.com (J.C. Archambeau) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: HELP!! Newbie : AHA 2940UW + ST32155W + P6-200 Problems!! Date: 6 Feb 1997 04:47:56 GMT Organization: Access Nevada Inc. Lines: 90 Message-ID: <5dbnps$c37@raven.eva.net> References: <PASQUAL.97Feb5155436@mayu.hal.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: bighorn.accessnv.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35025 Ajith Pasqual (pasqual@hal.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp) wrote: : I've been trying to install FreeBSD 2.1.6 from Walnut Creek CD (For thr first : time!!). I've a major problem. Probing does not detect my Hard Disk when I : boot from boot floppy (Floppyless installation failed). Any help would be : greatly appreciated. : Here are my computer configuration and the boot messages I got : : Gateway Pentium Pro 200 : 32MB RAM with 256KB L2 Cache : Adaptec AHA 2940UW PCI SCSI host adapter (Ultra Wide) : Seagate ST32155W (Hawk 2XL 2GB Ultra Wide) : Matsushita 8X SCSI CDROM CR-506 : I've partitioned the disk for Win95 (C:) and for FreeBSD (D:). At this momment : I cannot have the luxury of FreebSD in full disk!! : During a normal boot SCSI BIOS identifies the SCSI devices correctly : : SCSI ID #0 : CDROM CR-506 : SCSI ID #15 : Seagate ST32155W Drive C : (80h) : Boot Messages : : chip0 <Intel 82440FX (Natoma) PCI and Memory Controller> rev 2 on pci0:0 : chip1 <Intel 82371SB PCI-ISA bridge> rev 1 on pci0:7:0 : chip2 <Intel 82371SB IDE Interface> rev 0 on pci0:7:1 : mapreg[20] type 1 addr=0000ffa0 size=0010 : ahc0 <Adpatec 2940 Ultra SCSI host adapter> rev 0 int a irq10 on pci0:11 : mapreg[10] type=1 addr=0000fc00 size=0100 : mapreg[14] type=0 addr=ffbeb000 size=1000 : ahc0: Reading SEEPROM ... done. : ahc0: aic7880 Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 16 SCB's : ahc0: Reseeting Channel A : ahc0: Probing Channel A : ahc0 waiting for SCSI devices to settle : ahc0:A:0 refuses WIDE negotiation. USing 8 bit transfers : <*** This message disappeared when I set "Initiate Wide Negotiation" to "no" : SCSI Dev. ID ## 0 (CDROM) in SCSI Select **> : ahc0: target 0 sysnchronous at 10.0 MHz, offset=0xf : (ahc0:0:0) : "MATSHITA CD ROM CR-506 8S05" type 5 removable SCSI 2 : cd0(ahc0:0:0): CD-ROM cd present [259826 x 2048 byte records] : . : . : . : BIOS Geometrics : 0:0104fe3f 0..260=261 cylinders, 0..254=255 heads, 1..63=63 secots : 0 accounted for : I've played with various settings in SCSI Select, but I keep getting the same : messages. : If this information matters : (SCSI Select seetings) : Host Adapter SCSI ID ..... 7 : SCSI Parity Checking Enable : Host Adapter SCSI termination Automatic : Boot Target ID ....... 15 (This was 0 earlier - but NO change at all!) : Initiate WIDE negotiation .. no for SCSI ID #0 : Extended Translation (>1GB) .. Enabled : Support for Ultra SCSI speed .. Enable (Earlier it was disabled - default - : But no change again!!) : In the Visual Configuration Mode : : Storage - Disabled ALL except fdc0 : Network - Disabled ALL : Communication : Enabled ALL : PCI : No Conflicts : Hope I've included ALL relevant information. Thank you very much in advance : for your precious time. The solution is simple. Put the hard drive at a SCSI ID less than 7. I'd put it at SCSI ID 0 and put the CD-ROM at 5. Since the 2940UW fails to work in wide mode you should put all needed devices at a SCSI ID 0 thru 7 until you troubleshoot and correct the problem as to why the 2940UW is not working in wide mode under FreeBSD. -- /* | Spam violation - e-mail dumped... ** Internet: jca@accessnv.com | Don't blame me, I didn't vote for Clinton. ** jca@anv.net | Intel is the word for 'errata.' */