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From: Marco Molteni <molter@logic.it>
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Subject: troubles with SCSI controller adaptec 2940AU
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Howdy!

I got a 2.2.2-RELEASE box with a Adaptec 2940AU PCI SCSI controller, 
connected to a Quantum Fireball HD.
I'm using kernel.GENERIC, and a TYAN motherboard (more specs if needed, 
since I haven't the machine here now).
If I do a cold boot (I mean with the power switch) the BIOS sees the adaptec 
and I can boot from the hd (I installed FreeBSD on it :-), 
but if I do a warm boot (eg with "reboot") the bios doesn't sees the 
controller and I can't boot.

Here is what I get from the bios during the boot:

adaptec AHA-2940AU BIOS v1.21
Press CTRL-A for SCSI Select utility!
[so it seems that the m/b bios sees the controller, but after about 15
secs I get:]
time-out failure during SCSI inquiry command
No SCSI boot device found
SCSI BIOS not installed
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
:-(

I *hope* ;-) I just have to compile a custom kernel...

TIA

Marco Molteni
Computer Science student at the Universita' di Milano, Italy.
"The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things".