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From: julian@mailhub.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542A, getting nowhere.
Date: 21 Jan 1996 10:38:19 GMT
Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA
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In article <DLDwG9.CE2@news.zippo.com>, root <cdemps@lsumc.edu> wrote:
> At this point the script enters the partition editor,
>no partitions are found, so there is nothing to do. I've been through
>this several times editing the kernel devices with the -c option at
>boot but the kernel seems to be making some assumption about this card
>that's not valid for my system.

if you don't find any partitions, then you should MAKE one..
 if it sees the drive it should be able to read/write it..

>
>Adaptec 1542A       HP 1000S        /dev/sda                 (empty)
thats the whole drive right?

>
>1. How do I save the boot messages to a file? I can't get a dmesg or a
>syslog since I don't have anything mounted but the boot floppy. It
>scrolls by too fast to read more than every fifth line. Can I break out
>of the install script? What about a manual install?

hit 'scroll-lock' to freeze the output, and use the arrow keys
to scroll BACK up the messages

>2. The 1542 is not standard at IRQ 11 but the SB-16 wanted IRQ 9.In
>"visual" it looks like the 1542 driver is hardwired at IRQ9 but the
>readme says it's dynamically allocated and "visual won't let me move it
>(I did move the 152X to IRQ 9). Is this a prob?
the 1542 dreiver will indeed
find the correct interrupt as long as you changed BOTH sets of
jumpers for this 


julian