On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Mauricio Tavares wrote:

=> I was trying to create a new kernel to support netatalk but am experiencing
=> a few problems which are problem due to my lack of knowledge on DEC boxes.
=> The problem in question goes like this:
=> 
=> kookoo#config avecNetatalk
=> avecNetatalk:146: oldscsibus* at sii? is orphaned
=>  (nothing matching sii? declared)
=> *** Stop.
=> kookoo#
=> 
=> What does it mean when it says sii? is orphaned?  Also, what does the "?"
=> in sii?, as shown below:
=> 
=> #########################################################################
=> # SCSI configuration                                                    #
=> #########################################################################
=> 
=> oldscsibus*     at sii?
=> oldscsibus*     at asc?
=>  
=> means?  Does it mean something like "search out for it"?  Also, I assume
=> sii and asc are two types of SCSI controllers/devices and the asc? is the
=> one present in the 5000/200.  Am I correct?

It is orphaned because you probably commented out the ``include
"arch/pmax/conf/builtin.3100"'' line a little above it in the config
file.  (The sii controller is used in the DECstation {2,3}100.)  So, you
should comment out the "oldscsibus*     at sii?" line, too.

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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