From: Joerg Sauer (crazy_ed@cubenet.sub.org)
Date: 11/27/92


From: crazy_ed@cubenet.sub.org (Joerg Sauer)
Subject: Adaptec 1542b "hangs"
Date: 28 Nov 1992 01:40:05 GMT


Hi there!

I have a problem with my Adaptec 1542b SCSI hostadapter and Fujitsu
M2614SA SCSI HD.

When Linux is writing to the HD quite a lot (e.g. during installation),
the controller gets "hung" (indicated by the red LED shining brightly)
and nothing but hitting the reset-button will bring my computer back to
life.

Exactly the same things happened with 386BSD (also at installation)!

That's why I think the problem is not specific to Linux but a general
hardware problem.

I've a 386DX-40 Mainboard, AMI BIOS (dated 1990), 64KB Cache, 8MB ram,
eteq chipset.

I left the factory settings on the Adaptec (and experimented with other
settings, too).

Many thanks in advance!

So long,
                Joerg (please reply via email)