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Xref: sserve comp.os.386bsd.questions:11300 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:2298 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!foxhound.dsto.gov.au!fang.dsto.gov.au!yoyo.aarnet.edu.au!news.adelaide.edu.au!gateway.dircsa.org.au!cleese.apana.org.au!apanix.apana.org.au!miff From: operator@apanix.apana.org.au (System Operator) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Ultrastor 34f and ISA strayintr 7 - problems? Date: 3 Jul 94 11:36:07 GMT Organization: Apanix Public Access Unix, +61 8 373 5485 (5 lines) Lines: 23 Message-ID: <miff.773235367@apanix.apana.org.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: seldon.apanix.apana.org.au Greetings people : Putting together a system based around a 486DX40 motherboard, (Cyrix 486S, Unichip UB4800-VLX) an Ultrastor 34F and a seagate ST3500N. (1.1Gamma) During installation (at random times, most often just after changing root to the floppy, but sometimes while mkfs'ing, and sometimes while copying files to the new filesystems) I get the ISA strayintr 7 message. Now, I've seen these on other systems I've helped install, and never had any problems. I'm told they're harmless, however with this combo the 34F seems to go away as soon as this message appears. I get lots of timeout/debugger messages telling me the board is not responding, and the floppy still syncs ok, but the disk never comes back. The bottomline question I have to ask is, is this normal? If it isn't, a new (different) motherboard may solve the problem. If it _is_, what can I do about it? AdvThanksance...