Date: Thu, 23 Nov 1995 19:57:13 +0100 (MET) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: se@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: using NCR810 with 2.0.5.R Message-ID: <199511231857.TAA00860@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199511222112.AA00207@Sysiphos> from "Stefan Esser" at Nov 22, 95 10:12:54 pm
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> } When testing a NCR810 card I got cheaply (~ $20) using 205R I noticed > } some strangeness when I tried disklabel on a virgin disk. Quite a > } lot of messages from the ncr driver about some assert/assumption > } failing and then a sort of scsi bus lockup. > > What drive brand/model was that ? Saw it both a Quantum (DEC RZ28) and a Seagate 4Gb Barracuda (DEC RZ29B). I work for DEC, so that's why I do know the RZxx but not the actual model# > } it's probably not hardware. BTW Machine is a Digital Celebris P90, > } 8Mb. > > No, it's the result of a SCSI message reject, > which is not correctly dealt with by the driver. I see. > } General question: I plan to put this 810 in my to-be-bought Pentium. > } Is 205R generally stable with a 810 or do I need 2.1R ? > > 2.1R should have this fixed. You'll only need > to boot the boot floppy, since the assertion > failure is at probe time ... ? Que? What do you mean exactly? > I could send you 2.1R on tape, if this will > help your decision to do the upgrade now :) My _home_ system will wait with the upgrade till the Pentium board is installed. I could try 2.1R with a number of different drives on the machine at work. Wilko _ __________________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Wilko Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) Private FreeBSD site - Arnhem - The Netherlands --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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