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by **Marco Neliss** » Wed, 24 Apr 1996 04:00:00

I recently plugged a spare NCR58<something> SCSI card into my computer, to try
a used DAT drive I got my hands on (the DAT was broken, but that's another story).
This worked fine with both DOS and Linux (recompiled for NCR SCSI), but when
I removed the DAT, leaving only the card, Linux would no longer start.
It would start booting, but after detecting the SCSI card, it would generate
an endless stream of 'existing issue queue' messages. I finally had to
remove kernel support for the SCSI card. I would have liked to keep that
in so I can bring home a working DAT from work for the occasional backup,
without having to switch kernels.
Any hints or tips?

Marco

by **Andrew Snyd** » Thu, 25 Apr 1996 04:00:00

>I recently plugged a spare NCR58<something> SCSI card into my computer, to try
>a used DAT drive I got my hands on (the DAT was broken, but that's another story).
>This worked fine with both DOS and Linux (recompiled for NCR SCSI), but when
>I removed the DAT, leaving only the card, Linux would no longer start.
>It would start booting, but after detecting the SCSI card, it would generate
>an endless stream of 'existing issue queue' messages. I finally had to
>remove kernel support for the SCSI card. I would have liked to keep that
>in so I can bring home a working DAT from work for the occasional backup,
>without having to switch kernels.
>Any hints or tips?
>Marco

what version of the kernal and SCSI controler are you running? I've
got a SCSI card just for a removable drive that is often removed and
it boots fine.
Andrew Snyder

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by **Marco Neliss** » Tue, 30 Apr 1996 04:00:00

: >It would start booting, but after detecting the SCSI card, it would generate
: >an endless stream of 'existing issue queue' messages. I finally had to
: >remove kernel support for the SCSI card. I would have liked to keep that

: what version of the kernal and SCSI controler are you running? I've
: got a SCSI card just for a removable drive that is often removed and
: it boots fine.

I replaced the NCR card with a more recent Soyo card using the same chips,
and suddenly it worked. Go figure...

Marco

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What's an 'existing issue queue' ??

What's an 'existing issue queue' ??

What's an 'existing issue queue' ??

What's an 'existing issue queue' ??