Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 18:28:22 CST6CDT From: "Marcus I. Ryan" <shad@iastate.edu> To: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 2.1.0 find Adaptec 1740, but not my drives Message-ID: <A3268B0ABE@CCELAB.IASTATE.EDU>
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Since this keeps coming up, the machine I'm trying to do this on has run for over 2 years as a VERY reliable NetWare Server. I am hesitant to suspect a wiring problem. Perhaps an Adaptec Enhanced mode setting, or perhaps not enough delay for the devices to settle, yes. Wiring, no. By the way, I have now joined the FreeBSD-scsi mailing list, so it is no longer necessary to CC me. Thanks! For those that missed it, here's a slightly updated version of the original message to c.u.b.f.m: FROM: shad@iastate.edu (Marcus I. Ryan) SUBJECT: 2.1.0 find Adaptec 1740, but not my drives DATE: Wed, 24 Jan 96 02:34:58 GMT ORGANIZATION: Iowa State University I'm currently running a FreeBSD WWW server (2.0.5). I would like to move it off of the 386DX/25 with 8M onto a faster machine. I'm having problems. Although FreeBSD 2.1.0 Release finds and properly identifies my Adaptec 1740, it fails to find any hard drives (making installation rather difficult :) I have looked through here, and through the parts of the FAQ that seemed like they would be appropriate. Nothing seems to apply. The Machine (Note: this has been a netware server for almost 2 years): HP Vectra 486/33T Tower Server (EISA) 40MB RAM Adaptec 1740 SCSI Controller (see below) Target 0 - HP D1685-60001 - Drive C: (80h) Target 1 - HP D1685-60001 - Drive D: (81h) Target 2 - HP D2645 - Drive 82h SMC Elite 16+ (Are there drivers for the NE3200 or any 3com EISA cards?) other standard stuff (2s/p/g, vga, etc.) Adaptec Settings: Host Adapter Interface Mode: Enhanced Mode Standard Mode Resource Selection: I/O Port Definition: Disabled (Enhanced Mode) DMA Channel Definition: Disabled (Enhanced Mode) Host Adapter SCSI ID: Device Id 7 SCSI Bus Reset at Power-on: Enable SCSI bus reset Host Adapter BIOS: Enabled @ Base Address CC000H Advanced Enhanced Mode BIOS Options Extended BIOS Translation: Disabled Support for more than 2 drives: Enabled Immediate Return on Seeks: Enabled SCSI Device Configuration: Error if Device Not Found: no BIOS Support Option: hd (no on device 7) Send Start Command: no Enable Parity Check: yes Initiate Synch Negotiation: yes Enable Disconnection: yes Maximum Synch Xfer Rate (MBs per second) 10.0 FreeBSD 2.1.0 reports: ahb0: reading board settings, int=11 ahb0: at 0x6000-0x60ff irq 11 on eisa slot 6 ahb0: waiting for SCSI devices to settle... but never even probes to see if the drives are there. Booting with the -v option indicates that the BIOS sees the drives and properly identifies them. If I don't get FreeBSD running on the new server soon, my boss is going to make me switch to Solaris for the PC, or Linux (*shudder*). Hopefully someone can save me from this fate! Thanks to anyone who can and/or has helped! --------------------------------------------------------------- Marcus I. Ryan |*The joy of engineering is finding a Asst. SysAdmin, CCE Labs| straight line on a double-logarithmic Iowa State University | scale shad@iastate.edu |-------------------------------------- (515) 294-0715 | http://www.public.iastate.edu/~shad ---------------------------------------------------------------
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