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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!news.crd.ge.com!sunblossom!knight.vf.ge.com!news.ge.com!combs!steve From: steve@combs (Stephen F. Combs) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: More *BSD installation grief. Date: 13 Oct 1993 12:01:17 GMT Organization: GE Drive Systems, Salem, VA Lines: 49 Distribution: world Message-ID: <29gqmd$b80@alva.ge.com> References: <280eic$eu4@acsc.com> <CE0LC6.AzI@wang.com> <pz.749186750@modtor.emp.promis.com> <JKH.93Sep28230737@whisker.lotus.ie> <pz.749322777@modtor.emp.promis.com> <29f8ts$33s@gwynedd.frmug.fr.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 3.29.5.200 X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Francois Berjon (fcb@gwynedd.frmug.fr.net) wrote: : pz@modtor.uucp (Peter Ziobrzynski) writes: : |> jkh@whisker.lotus.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes: : |> >Excuse me?? What do you mean by "SCSI disabled"? FreeBSD supports : |> >two different boot sets, one for Adaptec SCSI controllers and one for : |> >Ultrastore/Bustek. That's hardly "SCSI disabled" to me! And our : |> >ethernet drivers are bundled in as well. : |> : |> When you install FreeBSD with kcopy-ah-floppy images and try to : |> access device nodes for SCSI you get message: device not configured. : |> I use Adaptec 1540, and QIC tape drive on ID 2 - worked fine with old : |> 386bsd kernels. : It did indeed (and still does). : |> If this works for you I would love to hear about it. : As a matter of fact, it does. I also have an Adaptec 1540, and a QIC-150 tape drive : (on ID 4). I installed FreeBSD from a tape using the kcopy-ah-floppy image with no : problems whatsoever. The streamer was correctly recognized, and everything went : fine... Incidentally, my disk is a SCSI too, and is hooked to the same 1540 as : the streamer. A friend of mine also had no problem at all. : I think your problem must come from some configuration peculiarity. : Just my $0.02... : -- : Francois Berjon fcb@gwynedd.frmug.fr.net I've used the generic kernel supplied with the 'kcopy-ah-floppy' for my install on a '386-33 with Adaptek 1542B, CDC94191 632MB disk & Archive Viper 2150S 150MB QIC tape with no problems. I'm currently trying to fix the XFree86 system (I've got an ATI & an ATI BusMouse and am having problems with exiting the X system). I've had NO problems using the SCSI devices for install etc..... -- ======================================================================= Stephen F. Combs GE Industry Sales & Services My Employer is in NO way GE Drive Systems Responsible or Liable for Network Services Any Opinions expressed by 1501 Roanoke Blvd. Myself. Salem, VA 24153 Internet E-Mail: CombsSF@Salem.GE.COM Novell via Internet: Combs-SF@Salem.GE.COM =======================================================================