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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!darwin.sura.net!udel!news.sprintlink.net!clark.net!clark.net!not-for-mail From: ack@clark.net (Eric S. Hvozda) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: [NetBSD 0.9] patch to wd.c for IDE controller weirdnesses Date: 4 Jan 1994 11:55:32 -0500 Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc. Lines: 14 Message-ID: <2gc724$plj@explorer.clark.net> References: <2ga4l7$i75@explorer.clark.net> <2gac7i$ma7@explorer.clark.net> <2gakmg$ac4@unix1.cc.uop.edu> <2gaogb$7k@explorer.clark.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: explorer.clark.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ok, I've got it limited to boot time. If a fs from wd0 is in /etc/fstab the machine will lock (BSD or MSDOS, it doesn't matter). However, if it does make it, I can fsck and mount later no problem. It seems that it's only a problem at boot time. I've repartitioned and newfs'd wd0 again and the problem persists. The disk geometery jogs at all levels. I'm outta ideas at this point. I'm going to check the jumpers tonight, but sans that, anyone else have anymore ideas? I suppose it could be crappy hardware. The two The DEC supplied drive is a Qunatum and the other is a Maxtor. Shouldn't be a problem, but maybe it is. I know that Maxtor is config'd right, I better check the Quantum I suppose..... -- Ack! Creek, not creek; Pop not soda; Car needs washed...