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Date:      Sat, 17 Nov 2001 22:05:47 +0100
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Cc:        matt@gsicomp.on.ca, sandeepj@research.bell-labs.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Tracking down "BTX halted"
Message-ID:  <8283.1006031147@verdi.nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 17 Nov 2001 12:40:16 -0800 (PST)"
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.33.0111171240040.98991-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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> > > There is a bug in Adaptec BIOSen that they will not tolerate DD disks.
> >
> > Which controllers have this bug?  I've got a whole bunch of 7880 and 79xx
> > controllers with disks running in DD mode and never have had this problem.
> 
> Happens to me on L440GX+ boards.

Also happens on IBM Netfinity servers with aic7896/97 controllers. It
*may* be the case that this only happens with certain Adaptec BIOS
versions, but it's very real.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no

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