Subject: Re: AST Problems
To: Ted Lemon <mellon@vix.com>
From: Jeremy C. McDermond <mcdermj@CSOS.ORST.EDU>
List: current-users
Date: 12/20/1994 08:25:57
>
>This sounds a lot like the problem I was having with the aha0 scsi
>driver.   It would time out, and I'd get repeated panics.   I got to
>the point of getting the system mostly working when somebody built me
>a GENERICAHA kernel with DDB turned on - it would still time out, but
>I could continue it and make progress.   I'm now running
>NetBSD-current with Charles' new SCSI driver code, and that works
>reliably so far - no drops out to DDB.   Unfortunately, in order to
>have a properly functioning system, I'm now going to have to rebuild
>the world.   Sigh.
>
>I have a Compaq ProSigma 486DX2 box with a BT-747 controller.   What
>kind of controller do you have?
>

It's an generic AST IDE controller....

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