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From: sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au (Stephen Hocking)
Subject: Re: Installation of NetBSD and FreeBSD on to SCSI failing
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	Try changing the IRQ on the adaptor to 12 - it may think you have a
BusLogic adaptor, for which the GENERICBT kernel assigns IRQ 12 (no, I dont
know why this was done).

blood@chinook.halcyon.com (Eric Blood) writes:

>Ok, I have posted twice within the last week, but I've only got
>one response that didn't help.  The situation is an Adaptec 1542CF
>with a Maxtor LXT535-SY.  The SCSI adapter is set to port 330, IRQ 11,
>and DRQ 5.  The SCSI drive is ID#0.  When I boot up FreeBSD, the
>adapter and all the devices are recognized, but trying to do
>anything with the drive beyond that fails. With NetBSD, it will 
>recognize the adapter, but pause for a long time and state that the
>cmd has failed and repeat.

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