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Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 11:34:31 -0800 (PST)
From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: Sandeep Joshi <sandeepj@research.bell-labs.com>
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Subject: Re: Tracking down "BTX halted"
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Sandeep Joshi wrote:

> I changed the disklabels on a few SCSI disks and now
> I keep getting these "BTX halted" messages every time
> I reboot.

Lemme guess, you're running them in 'dangerously dedicated' mode.

There is a bug in Adaptec BIOSen that they will not tolerate DD disks.

Put proper partition tables on them and they should behave.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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