Subject: Re: Mac ROM Glue fix?
To: None <macbsd-development@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Paul Goyette <goyettep@ccnet.com>
List: macbsd-development
Date: 12/31/1994 06:05:23
>> Anyone got any ideas if the MRG (Mac ROM Glue) code is fixed yet?  It seems
>> to have been broken for some systems, at least for my Mac IIci, and I'd
>> love to get a version of the MRG kernel that works, 'cuz that's where Allen
>> merged in his changes to the SCSI code to fix the biodone already panic.
>
>I think the fix that you're thinking about doesn't fix the problem.  I
>still haven't seen the problem, myself :-(  Hmmm...

       That "biodone already" panic is definitely related to the specific
drive mechanism (and controller board) being used.  I got lucky for
Christmas and found a brand new 3.5GB hard drive under the tree, with a DEC
RZ74(C) mechanism inside.  I immediately loaded NetBSD on it, and now the
only time I get the XS_BUSY response status (which leads up to the panic)
is during startup configuration.  Once its up and running, I don't see that
status unless I try something like hfs which goes off and probes the bus
and drives again.

>The MRG has not
>changed state.  I'm hoping to get a chance to look into it after my
>honeymoon...  If you want to try to look into it some more, feel free.
>It looked like you were making good progress.  You might get some joy
>out of trying to integrate the non-MRG changes from -current to 1.0...

Yep - I'm gonna get the -current tree again and see what I can do with scsi
stuff.  Now that I got some room on my disk, I can keep both trees on-line!

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