Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 20:31:29 PST8PDT From: tedm@os2box To: questions@freeBSD.org Subject: Problem with Bustek 742A SCSI card Message-ID: <9601112052.AA0025@tedsbox.rdrop.com>
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Hi, I just attempted installation of FreeBSD 2.1 on the following hardware: CompuAdd 486/44 EISA w/ 16MB ram. Bustek 742a rev E SCSI adapter Western Digital "Paradise" VGA card 3COM 3C503 ethernet card The bt device driver does not recognize the Bustek card, however the Adaptec driver recognizes the SCSI card as an aha card. (The 742 EISA card has an Adaptec 1540 "compatibility" mode which I believe is what the driver is seeing) The SCSI adapter card is set to port 330, IRQ12, DMA 5. The aha driver doesen't obtain the correct disk geometry from the SCSI adapter card. If I boot a FreeBSD 1.1.5.1 installation disk (the Bustek/UltraStor kernel) it recognizes the Bustek/Buslogic card properly and obtains the correct disk geometry, etc. The version of FreeBSD I'm using is right off the 2.1 CD that Walnut Creek is shipping. I called Bustek and I'm having some updated firmware sent out, perhaps this will correct the problem. Unfortunately, I don't have any current 2.1 source unpacked anywhere, nor a machine to compile it on, so I am unable to generate a corrected 2.1 kernel, even if I knew what the problem was. I am not adverse to FTP'ing the entire package from Walnut creek, assuming one of the newer releases would correct the problem, as I mainly spent the money on the CD to financially support the FreeeBSD development effort. (although as the machine has a CD and I was planning on using it it sure would be nice to do the install from that.) I went into the device config and attempted to play around with the parameters for the bt driver, but this didn't make any difference. I get the sense that the bt driver is being rewritten mainly for the PCI version of BusLogic's cards. If you already know about this bug and have a fix for me please send it, or perhaps if one of the newer kernels would work with the CD to install it, please let me know. Otherwise, if I can't get 2.1.xx up on this machine I'll just go back to 1.1.5.1 Thanks, tedm%toybox@agora.rdrop.com
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