Subject: Re: kern/5654: boot hangs due to scsi timeout
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/25/1998 09:20:06
sjg@quick.com.au (Simon J. Gerraty) writes:
> In the mean time I'm hoping someone can suggest what/why might be
> going wrong.  The disk claims to be able to do SCSI-1 so the fact that
> its on an old ah1542B should be ok I assume.

If the disk and the controller are both wide-scsi, they will negotiate
a wide-scsi connection.  If your cable is only 8-bits wide, you get
hosed.  It sounds like this is whats happening.

-wolfgang

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