Subject: Re: BT 445s changover from AHA1542CF
To: James Lever <James.Lever@mailbox.uq.oz.au>
From: Rodney W. Grimes <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/14/1995 15:56:12
> 
> ok I've recently made the change from the Adaptec 1542CF to the Buslogic 
> BT-445s and new problems arise.
> 
> I can boot a kernel from the scsi.. mount the scsi when booted from floppy..
> but I can't boot kernel from the scsi and then mount root from the scsi.
> 
> can anyone shed some light on this prob.
> 
> kernel loads
> does usual probes and finds bt0 ...
> 
> ...
> bt0 at isa0 port 0x330-0x333 irq 11: version 3.3, async, parity, 32 mbxs
                                               ^^^^

You have a seriously old version of the BIOS/firmware on your card,
I recommend you call BusLogic and get some new proms.  You really want
bios version 3.37 or later for a 445S.


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