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Date:      Mon, 13 Jan 1997 11:54:50 +1030 (CST)
From:      Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
To:        terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, Gregory_D_Moncreaff@ccmail.ed.ray.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Can you install and run FreeBSD on a Iomega Jaz cartridge?
Message-ID:  <199701130124.LAA13721@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
In-Reply-To: <199701121856.LAA25908@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Jan 12, 97 11:56:35 am"

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Terry Lambert stands accused of saying:
> > This is where you may have problems; many BIOSsen don't consider the
> > Jaz to be a 'bootable' device, because it reports itself as being a
> > removable.  
> 
> It would have to be an old SCSI controller for this... I have an NCR
> and an AHA1742 that both work...

I've tried mine on an NCR, Bustek BT542 and Ultrastor 34f, and none of
them will boot from it, presumably because it says it's a removable.

> I believe you can rejumper it so it does not report itself this way.

Do you believe in fairies too?  The Jaz is designed for musicians; all
of the controls are hard-to-get at, and do very little, in order to
reduce their support load.  Your options are : SCSI ID, termination
off/auto/on.

You might be able to change more if you pull it apart; I still have 
warranty-related delusions about mine so I'm not going to do that 8)

> 					Terry Lambert

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