At 4:59 PM -0500 8/13/03, Larson, Timothy E. wrote:
>  > >Other than a ncrscsi error when shutting down, things seem A-OK.
>>  >I probably need the SBC kernel to fix that.
>>
>>  You'll want to figure out which kernel is best earlier rather than
>>  later. The damage that is done by using the wrong kernel is
>>  cumulative (the longer you use it, the more damage is done until it
>>  no longer boots). I've only ever used Quadras for m68k, so others
>>  know much more than I do on that though.
>
>Yes, I've heard this problem doesn't happen with the C/Q machines. 
>Why is that?

They have an entirely different SCSI chip, so it's entirely different drivers.

>And what kind of damage might be occurring?

Filesystem corruption.

>   How do I know for sure that I need to use the other kernel - just 
>try it to see if the problem disappears?

Pretty much, yeah. One will work well the other won't.

Try dropping into single-user mode & manually running fsck.

HTH
Mike
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