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From: Network Coordinator <nc@ai.net>
To: Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@revelstone.jvm.com>
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We only use Adaptec 2940UWs, and the Adaptec support in FBSD seems rock 
solid [if, for no other reason, cdrom.com uses the same controller chip]

Thanks for the information.

JH


On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Cliff Addy wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Dec 1996, Network Coordinator wrote:
> 
> > We are seeing errors like this on one of our lab systems:
> > 
> > sd0(ahc0:0:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:396e24 asc:11,0 Unrecovered read error 
> 
> We had the same problem, repeatedly, with an Adaptec 2940W and several 
> Micropolis drives.  Never found a solution.  The same question you just 
> asked never got a reply in any forum.  Finally just tossed both in favor 
> of a 2940UW and a Quantum drive (yesterday).  Now we'll see if it was the 
> equipment or if it's an inherent flaw in fbsd.
> 
>