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From: mycroft@mit.edu (Charles M. Hannum)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: adaptec 1542cp scsi controller
Date: 15 Mar 1996 08:13:15 -0500
Organization: Massachvsetts Institvte of Technology
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In article <825420379.11823@marcw.support.demon.net> marcw@demon.net
(Marc Williams) writes:

   >> Problem:
   >>
   >> manage to do copy_kernel ok as part of initail installation, then
   >> when machine goes to reboot from hd system hangs at netbsd prompt.

I recently (i.e. yesterday) found a race condition in both the `aha'
and `bt' drivers that could conceivably cause this failure mode on
faster cards.  Contact me privately if you're interested in trying a
patch for it.