On Sep 2,  2:55pm, Rob Windsor wrote:
} I've just compiled and uploaded to ftp.netbsd.org the set of boot floppies
} and kernels with the most recent changes; fd.c and aha284x.
} 
} Let me know if you have any problems with them.

The kernel found my 2842, and 2 out of 3 devices are good.
Here's some small problems:
> bash: /emul/freebsd/usr/bin/info: cannot execute binary file
Of course, I still need to get a GENERIC kernel :-)

> Sep  3 14:48:41 stripey /netbsd: NetBSD 1.2_BETA (INSTADP) #2: Mon Sep  2 00:55:19 PDT 1996
> Sep  3 14:48:41 stripey /netbsd:     windsor@punk:/usr/local/build/NetBSD-current/sys/arch/i386/compile/INSTADP
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0 at isa0 port 0x1c00-0x1cff irq 15: Adaptec AHA-284x SCSI (BIOS enabled)
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0: Using Edge Triggered Interrupts
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0: aic7770 <= Rev C, Single Channel, SCSI Id=7, 4 SCBs
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0: Reseting Channel A
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0: Downloading Sequencer Program...Done
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: scsibus0 at ahc0
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0: target 0 synchronous at 8.0MHz, offset = 0x8
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: sd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <QUANTUM, LPS540S, 590S> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: sd0: 516MB, 2740 cyl, 4 head, 96 sec, 512 bytes/sec
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: ahc0: target 3 synchronous at 10.0MHz, offset = 0xf
> Sep  3 14:48:42 stripey /netbsd: sd1 at scsibus0 targ 3 lun 0: <iomega, jaz 1GB, G.60> SCSI2 0/direct removable
> Sep  3 14:48:43 stripey /netbsd: sd1: sd1(ahc0:3:0): illegal request, data = 1b 3b 01 3d 38 00 00 00 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> Sep  3 14:48:43 stripey /netbsd: sd1: could not mode sense (4); using fictitious geometry
> Sep  3 14:48:43 stripey /netbsd: 1021MB, 1021 cyl, 64 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sec
> Sep  3 14:48:43 stripey /netbsd: cd0 at scsibus0 targ 4 lun 0: <Chinon, CD-ROM CDS-525, V11> SCSI2 5/cdrom removable
> Sep  3 14:48:43 stripey /netbsd: wd0 at wdc0 drive 0: 329MB, 790 cyl, 15 head, 57 sec, 512 bytes/sec <Maxtor 7345 AT>
> Sep  3 14:48:44 stripey /netbsd: changing root device to wd0a
> Sep  3 14:48:41 stripey savecore: /dev/wd0a: Device busy
> Sep  3 14:58:39 stripey /netbsd: sd1(ahc0:3:0): illegal request, data = 14 e8 01 3d 38 00 00 00 75 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> Sep  3 14:58:39 stripey /netbsd: sd1: could not mode sense (4); using fictitious geometry
> Sep  3 14:58:39 stripey /netbsd: sd1: no disk label
> Sep  3 14:59:28 stripey /netbsd: sd1(ahc0:3:0): illegal request, data = 2e 4f 01 3d 26 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> Sep  3 14:59:28 stripey /netbsd: sd1: could not mode sense (4); using fictitious geometry
> Sep  3 14:59:28 stripey /netbsd: sd1: no disk label
It found the hard drive and cd fine; the jaz drive is there but
not readable yet -- I'll dig some more on that.


> XFree86 Version 3.1.2F / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6100)
> Release Date: Aug 27 1996
> checkDevMem: warning: failed to open /dev/mem (Operation not permitted)
> 	trying aperture driver
> checkDevMem: warning: failed to open /dev/xf86 (No such file or directory)
> 	linear fb access unavailable
> Fatal server error:
> xf86MapVidMem: Address 0x3c00000 outside allowable range
> X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).
And of course, something is different about X?
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