Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 24 Nov 2000 09:52:00 +0100 | From | Steffen Grunewald <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.16: How to freeze the kernel |
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On Fri 2000-11-24 (09:10), Ulrich Windl wrote: > Hello, > > At that point I pressed "RESET", and interestingly the builtin BIOS of > the Adaptec 2740 (EISA) hung while trying to detect the device. > > Only after powering down both, the CD writer and the machine (a HP > Netserver LD Pro), the BIOS detected the device again. So I guess > something badly hung...
For bad sector management I use an old EISA 486 also equipped with a 2740 card, this one show the same behaviour when I run scsifmt under DOS and get an old drive with incorrect termination or a bad controller. Have to switch everything off, even the RESET switch won't help. I'd blame the BIOS only.
BTW, the built in SCSI utilities are buggy - one cannot rescan the bus...
Are there still upgrades (EISA is meant to be upgradeable) floating around?
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