From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Oct 24 11:25:21 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id LAA12277 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:25:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: from seabass.progroup.com (catfish.progroup.com [206.24.122.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id LAA12269 for ; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:25:17 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from craig@localhost) by seabass.progroup.com (8.7.5/8.6.12) id LAA13996; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:24:19 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199610241824.LAA13996@seabass.progroup.com> Subject: Re: Moving SCSI drives To: drew@j51.com (Drew C Morone) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 11:24:19 -0700 (PDT) From: "Craig Shaver" Cc: hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199610241713.NAA16585@j51.com> from "Drew C Morone" at Oct 24, 96 01:13:54 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25 ME8b] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > I want to move my Quantum PD1800 from a computer with an NCR controller > to one with an Adaptec 2940 controller. > When I do this, I get the old F? problem or "Missing Operating System" > which I suppose has to do with an incompatible geometry with the Adaptec > controller. I've tried toggling >1 gig translation but get the same > thing. Are there any other things I can do in the setup to get the > Adaptec to recognise the OS? If I put it back on the NCR it works fine. > > Drew > Will the adaptec allow you to put the drive on a target that does not do bios translation? You would have to boot from another drive or floppy to get to it. Did you use bios translation on the ncr? I am pretty sure I was able to use the actual drive geometry with my "dedicated" boot drive on the ncr. Probably the best way to move the disk is by doing a tape backup and restore of some kind. -- Craig Shaver (craig@progroup.com) (415)390-0654 Productivity Group POB 60458 Sunnyvale, CA 94088