Date: Mon, 4 May 1998 14:58:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: kris zentner <dksprite@got.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 2.2.6 sysinstall probe problems with ST31621A Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980504145830.23827o-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <354D0537.526F@got.net>
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On Sun, 3 May 1998, kris zentner wrote: > After weeks of effort trying to get FreeBSD 2.2.6 sysinstall to probe my > Seagate (aka conner) drive I've found that there seems to be a problem > with the sysinstall probing the drive (model number CFS1621A or > ST31621A). The the system is as follows: > > Pentium 166 w/ 32mb ram, awe64 soundcard, hercules stingray 128, Adaptec > AHA-1520 scsi controller (running a zip drive) > 4.1gig Fujitsu MPA3043AT on primary master > 1.6gig Seagate (formerly Conner) ST3121A on primary slave > Sony CDU55E 2x CD-ROM on secondary master > > What seems to happen is that the sysinstall probe will seem to probe the > disk(s) during the "probing devices, please wait..." screen and then > after about 5 mins either hang (if that drive is connected) or continue. Well, start pulling disks until it works. I'd start with the Zip drive; sysinstall does NOT like them. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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