From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jul 10 22:33:45 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA17578 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:33:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA17573 for ; Thu, 10 Jul 1997 22:33:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from msmith@localhost) by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.8.5/8.7.3) id PAA22667; Fri, 11 Jul 1997 15:03:28 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199707110533.PAA22667@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: why can't Iinstall 2.2.2 onAdaptec 6360 controller ? In-Reply-To: <19970710225234.08925@linkdesign.com> from Michael Bielicki at "Jul 10, 97 10:52:34 pm" To: michael@linkdesign.com (Michael Bielicki) Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 15:03:28 +0930 (CST) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL28 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Michael Bielicki stands accused of saying: > Hi Folks, > I can't seem to be able to install 2.2.2-RELEASE on a 486 > with the Adaptec 6360 on board controller. Sometimes it saays > it cant use the swap partition, sometimes it says bad directory, sometimes > it simply reboots. I tried quantum fireball and ibm dcas disks. Same > stuff. If it's actuall a 6360 (uses the 'aic' driver), then you should not expect to be able to work well with this system. The 6360 is not a spectacular chip, and the 'aic' driver isn't the greatest either. The problems you are seeing aren't surprising. > Michael Bielicki -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[