From owner-freebsd-scsi Thu Jan 14 12:52:58 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id MAA05967 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:52:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA05962 for ; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:52:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA00754; Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:48:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199901142048.MAA00754@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: "Lee E. Hinman" cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help with Onboard Adaptec 7890 and LVD drive In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:53:06 CST." <199901141753.LAA02406@us.networkcs.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 12:48:13 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Hi, > > I'm trying to install 3.0Release on a Gateway ALR 7200, and I'm having > a daemon of a time getting it to boot off the Hard drive. Here are the > specs: > > 2 Adaptec 7890 onboard Controlers, Bios 2.01 > Seagate ST34573LW Hard Drive > Phoenix Bios 4.0 6.00.4 > > What happens: > Boots off floppy fine > detects 7890 Controller > Do Novice Install, with Minimal distribution set > reboot > get a "Read Error" from Bios when it should start booting FreeBSD > > Things I've Tried: > Different LVD terminators > Different SCSI cables > Jumpering the TP jumper on HD > Forcing HD Single Ended > Slowing Down Transfer Rate to 40M/sec in Adaptec Bios > True Partion Entries > Explicitly setting bootable flag during format > I have Disabled the Second Adaptec Controler > > Does Anybody have any ideas? Things you haven't tried: - Change the "extended translation for disks > 1GB" option in the Adaptec's setup screen. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message