On Sun, 17 Dec 1995, Allen Briggs wrote:

> Can you physically remove just to verify that it's the problem--there
> may be an option to disable the external cache from a control panel,
> but I'm not aware of what that control panel might be...  :-(
> 
> -allen

I removed the cache card, and still no dice.  Let me go 
further...

If I boot with extra-debugger info on, using multi-user, I get:

Changing root device to sd1a.
PRAM: 0x30d482dc, macos_boottime: 0x30d482d1.
vm_fault(10c000, 8bb3000, 1, 0) -> 1vm_fault(10c000, 8bb3000, 1, 0) -> 
1vm_fault(10c000, 8bb3000, 1, 0) ->

then it hangs.

Booting with extra-debugger info OFF, using multi-user, I get seemingly a 
bit farther...

Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks.
/dev/rsd1a: FREE BLK COUNT(S) WRONG IN SUPERBLK (SALVAGED)
/dev/rsd1a: 1343 files, 21435 used, 126324 free (180 frags, 15768 blocks, 
0.1% fragmentation)
vm_fault(10c000, 8bb6000, 1, 0) -> 1vm_fault(10c000, 8bb3000, 1, 0) ->
1vm_fault(10c000, 8bb6000, 1, 0) ->

then it hangs *sigh*.

One reader of the list has mentioned, btw, that the cache card is not a 
problem on his machine.  Any help will be useful.

Jay