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From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Freeze after reboot with 2940U (2.2.1-R)
Date: 28 Mar 1997 17:18:40 GMT
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To: meister@cs.ubc.ca (Markus Meister)
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[Posted and mailed]

In article <5hdh6a$rcq@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>,
	meister@cs.ubc.ca (Markus Meister) writes:
> After running FreeBSD 2.2.1-RELEASE I can't reboot without
> removing power from the system; if I don't, then during the initial
> detection of my SCSI controller, an Adaptec 2940U, there is a complete
> freeze. I speak here of the detection that happens right after the
> memory check, before any booting process begins.
> It's something like "Adaptec SCSI controller SCSI-Select
> utility; press ctrl-A for setup", which is normally followed
> by the detection of my CDROM and SCSI disk; this is the part that
> never happens if I've just rebooted from FreeBSD without shutting
> the machine off.
> I would appreciate any insights.

You could try to configure in the adaptec controller bios,
to send the SCSI drive at SCSI ID0 a startunit command !?

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