From owner-freebsd-current Wed Oct 21 11:29:18 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA20585 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:29:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA20580 for ; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:29:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA01141; Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:32:12 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199810211832.LAA01141@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: freebsd@magnet.geophysik.tu-freiberg.de cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unable to install 3.0-RELEASE with an AHA1542 ! In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 21 Oct 1998 09:14:32 +0200." <199810210714.JAA02191@magnet.geophysik.tu-freiberg.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 11:32:12 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > Hi, > > Today I've tried to install a 3.0 RELEASE on a PII/350 > system (Gigabyte GA-6BA w. 128MB SDRAM) and an old 1542. > This configuration was only chosen to test the usability > from old LANCE based Network cards, dont say me that I > shouldn't use such a configuration :-) > > In the Storage menu from sysinstall I've choosen the > "Adaptec 154x SCSI Controller" (that has in this menu > no configurable port adresses and no IRQ's) > > When I boot up the system (Install Menu) and scroll backwards > the system says ahc0: not found at 0x134! > I know that is one of 6 possible adresses for the aha1542, > but the default is 0x330.... The 1542 is supported by the 'aha' driver, and this driver will search all of the supported locations for the 1542. There isn't a "Storage" menu in sysinstall. You should try booting without making any configuration changes first, and let the system try to sort itself out. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message