From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Nov 15 08:03:27 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id IAA14726 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:03:27 -0800 Received: from ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (ix-sb1-15.ix.netcom.com [204.32.201.47]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id IAA14681 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:03:13 -0800 Received: (from d_burr@localhost) by ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov (8.6.11/8.6.9) id IAA23452; Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:01:46 -0800 Date: Wed, 15 Nov 1995 08:01:34 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr X-Sender: d_burr@ncc-1701-d To: Michael Ryan cc: FreeBSD Support Subject: Re: AHA-1542 boot problem In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="0-1772737861-816451294=:23044" Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --0-1772737861-816451294=:23044 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 15 Nov 1995, Michael Ryan wrote: > I have an Adaptec 1542 SCSI adapter with an external > 1GB disk and external quad-speed CD-ROM. I also > have a WD1007V internal disk. I wanted to install > FreeBSD on the SCSI disk only. The problem I ran into > was if I enabled the SCSI BIOS, then FreeBSD couldn't > talk to the adapter (see messages below). Without the > BIOS enabled, I can't use the SCSI disk as a boot disk. > The interim solution I've chosen is to install the root > partition on the WD1007V and everything else on the > SCSI disk. While this works fine, it means I can't install > the SCSI components in another PC and boot FreeBSD > because I don't have a root partition. > [...] > The error messages I got from FreeBSD when the BIOS > was enabled are as follows: > > aha0: reading board settings, dma=5 int=11 (bus speed defaulted) > aha0: aha_cmd, cmd/data port full > aha0 at 0x330-0x333 irq 11 drq 5 on isa > aha0 waiting for scsi devices to settle > probe0(aha0:0:0): timed out > adapter not taking commands... frozen? > Debugger ("aha1542") called > /* The last three messages are repeated here */ > aha0: MBO not free > > The 1542 is of recent production (chips labelled 1995). It > has what I'd call a SCSI-2 connector for the external > devices. The CD-ROM is a SCSI-2 device. I'm not sure > about the disk. Aha, there's the problem. Looks like you have an Adaptec 1542CP, their new Plug-and-Play flavor of the 1542. The 1542* series (including older C, CF's, and the new CP) have a few configuration variables that need to be played with in order to get things to work right, plus the Plug and Play stuff builtin to the 1542CP throw a monkey wrench into the works as well. You must've missed my recent posting to the net and the lists, detailing how I solved this problem, and got everything working happily. Well, for your benefit, here it is again. Let me know if you have any problems or whatnot. Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 // FAX 564-2315 // WWW http://www.physics.ucsb.edu/~dburr PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. ** --0-1772737861-816451294=:23044 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name=solution Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-ID: Content-Description: VGhlc2UgYXJlIHRoZSBzdGVwcyBJIHRvb2sgdG8gbWFrZSBteSBBZGFwdGVj IEFIQS0xNTQyQ1AgY2FyZCB3b3JrIHVuZGVyDQpGcmVlQlNELg0KDQpOb3Rl IHRoYXQsIHdpdGggdGhpcyBjb25maWd1cmF0aW9uLCBteSBzeXN0ZW0gc3Rp bGwgd29ya3MgcGVyZmVjdGx5IHdoZW4NCnVzaW5nIERPUyBhbmQgV2luZG93 cyA5NS4NCg0KRmlyc3QsIEkgZGlzYWJsZWQgdGhlIFBsdWcgYW5kIFBsYXkg c3VwcG9ydCBvbiB0aGUgY2FyZC4gIFRoaXMgaXMgYmVjYXVzZQ0KSSBoYXZl IGEgbm9uLVBsdWctYW5kLVBsYXkgc3lzdGVtLCB3aXRoIGxvdHMgb2Ygbm9u LVBsdWctYW5kLVBsYXkgZGV2aWNlcw0KKCJsZWdhY3kiIHN5c3RlbSksIGFu ZCBJIHdhcyBoYXZpbmcgbG90cyBvZiBwcm9ibGVtcyBnZXR0aW5nIHRoaW5n cyBzZXQNCnVwIGFuZCB3b3JraW5nIHVuZGVyIFdpbmRvd3MgOTUsIHdoaWNo IGluc2lzdGVkIG9uIHRyeWluZyB0byBzZXQgdGhpbmdzDQp1cCBieSBpdHNl bGYsIGJ1dCB3YXMgYWx3YXlzIGdldHRpbmcgdGhpbmdzIGdvb2ZlZCB1cC4N Cg0KVG8gZG8gdGhpcywgeW91IGhhdmUgdG8gZmxpcCBvbmUgb2YgdGhlIERJ UCBzd2l0Y2hlcyBvbiB0aGUgY2FyZC4gIEZsaXANCnN3aXRjaCAjMSB0byB0 aGUgIk9OIiAocG9pbnRlZCBBV0FZIGZyb20gdGhlIGNhcmQuLi4gSSB0aGlu aykgcG9zaXRpb24uDQoNCk5vdywgcmVib290IGFuZCBnZXQgaW50byB0aGUg Y2FyZCdzIEJJT1MgY29uZmlndXJhdGlvbiB1dGlsaXR5IChwcmVzcw0KQ1RS TC1BIHdoZW4gdGhlIEFkYXB0ZWMgY29weXJpZ2h0IG1lc3NhZ2UgcG9wcyB1 cCkuICBDaG9vc2UgeW91ciBjYXJkJ3MNCkkvTyBhZGRyZXNzIChvbmx5IG5l Y2Vzc2FyeSBpZiB5b3UgaGF2ZSBtdWx0aXBsZSAxNTQyJ3MgaW4geW91ciBz eXN0ZW0pLA0KdGhlbiBjaG9vc2UgIkNvbmZpZ3VyZS9WaWV3IEhvc3QgQWRh cHRlciBTZXR0aW5ncyIuDQoNCk1vc3Qgb2YgdGhlIHN0dWZmIG9uIHRoZSBm aXJzdCBzZXR1cCBwYWdlIHNob3VsZCBiZSBsZWZ0IGFsb25lIChpLmUuIHRo ZQ0KZWZhdWx0cyBhcmUgT0spLCBhbHRob3VnaCB5b3UgbWF5IHdhbnQgdG8g dHJ5IGFuZCBpbmNyZWFzZSB0aGUgdHJhbnNmZXINCnJhdGUgLS0gaG93ZXZl ciwgc29tZSBzeXN0ZW1zJyBETUEgY29udHJvbGxlcnMgd29uJ3QgaGFuZGxl IGFuIGluY3JlYXNlLg0KSSB3YXMgYWJsZSB0byBnZXQgYSBzbWFsbCBpbmNy ZWFzZSAodXAgdG8gNS43L3NlYyksIGJ1dCB3aGVuIEkgdHJpZWQNCnJ1bm5p bmcgYW55IGZhc3RlciwgdW5wcmVkaWN0YWJsZSByZXN1bHRzIHN0YXJ0ZWQg c2V0dGluZyBpbi4NCg0KT0ssIGZyb20gaGVyZSwgY2hvb3NlIHRoZSAiQWR2 YW5jZWQgQ29uZmlndXJhdGlvbiBPcHRpb25zIi4gIEhFUkUgaXMNCndoZXJl IHlvdSBoYXZlIHRvIGZpZGRsZSB3aXRoIGEgbG90IG9mIHN0dWZmIHRvIGdl dCB0aGUgY2FyZCB0byB3b3JrDQp3aXRoIEZyZWVCU0QuICBOb3RlIHRoYXQs IHdoZW4geW91IHNlbGVjdCBlYWNoIG9wdGlvbiwgaXQgZ2l2ZXMgeW91IGEN Cmxpc3Qgb2YgY2hvaWNlcywgb25lIG9mIHRoZW0gaGFzIGEgYXN0ZXJpc2sg KCopIG5leHQgdG8gaXQuICBUaGlzIG9uZQ0KaXMgdGhlIERFRkFVTFQgKGku ZS4gd2hhdCB0aGUgY2FyZCBpcyBzZXQgdXAgd2l0aCwgd2hlbiBpdCBjb21l cyBmcm9tDQp0aGUgZmFjdG9yeSkuDQoNClRoZSBmb2xsb3dpbmcgc2V0dGlu Z3MgbmVlZCB0byBiZSBjaGFuZ2VkIHRvIE5PTi1ERUZBVUxUIHNldHRpbmdz Lg0KRVZFUllUSElORyBFTFNFIENBTiAoU0hPVUxEPykgQkUgTEVGVCBBVCBJ VFMgREVGQVVMVC4NCg0KIlBsdWcgYW5kIFBsYXkgU0NBTSBTdXBwb3J0IiA6 IERpc2FibGVkDQoiRXh0ZW5kZWQgQklPUyBUcmFuc2xhdGlvbiBmb3IgRE9T IERyaXZlcyA+IDEgR0J5dGUiIDogRGlzYWJsZWQNClN1cHBvcnQgUmVtb3Zh YmxlIERpc2tzIHVuZGVyIEJJT1MgYXMgRml4ZWQgRGlza3MiIDogRGlzYWJs ZWQgKCpzZWUgTk9URSBiZWxvdykNCiJEeW5hbWljYWxseSBTY2FuIFNDU0kg QnVzIGZvciBCSU9TIERldmljZXMiIDogRGlzYWJsZWQNCiJCSU9TIFN1cHBv cnQgZm9yIG1vcmUgdGhhbiAyIERyaXZlcyAoTVMtRE9TKFIpIDUuMCBhbmQg YWJvdmUpIiA6IERpc2FibGVkDQoNCipOT1RFOiBJIHNldCB0aGlzIG9wdGlv biB0byAiRGlzYWJsZWQiIGR1ZSB0byB3ZWlyZCBvZGRpdGllcyBJIHdhcyBl eHBlcmktDQplbmNpbmcgd2l0aCBteSBTeVF1ZXN0IHJlbW92YWJsZSBjYXJ0 cmlkZ2UgZHJpdmUuICBJdCBNQVkgb3IgTUFZIE5PVCBiZQ0KbmVjZXNhcnkg dG8gY2hhbmdlIHRoaXMgdmFsdWUsIHRvIG1ha2UgeW91ciBzeXN0ZW0gd29y ayB3aXRoIEZyZWVCU0QuDQpJIGhhdmVuJ3QgdGVzdGVkIGl0Lg0K --0-1772737861-816451294=:23044--