Very Computer

{I got a phone call from a Linux -wannabe having troubles. As he
does not have news working, I offered to help him by posting
this. I've set him for the Reply-To: address.

I gather he gets through the install, but can't boot...
d.l.}
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This is the information displayed on the screen during boot, the system hangs
when it gets to; aha1542.c: interrupt received, but no mail..

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Console: colour EGA+ 132x44, 8 virtual consoles

Serial driver version 3.94 with no serial options enabled
tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq=4) is a 16450
Warning: auto IRQ detection for tty1 found IRQ 5, not 3
tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq=3) is a 16450
Warning: auto IRQ detection for tty2 found IRQ 5, not 4
tty02 at 0x03e8 (irq=4) is a 16450
lp_init: lp0 exists (0), using polling driver
lp_init: lp1 exists (0), using polling driver
lp_init: lp2 exists (0), using polling driver
aha1542_out failed (1): Configuring Adaptec at IO:330, IRQ 11, DMA priority 5
aha1542_out failed (1): aha1542.c: interrupt received, but no mail.
aha1542.c interrupt received, but no mail.
scsi0: Adaptec 1542.
daptec 1542scsi : 1 hosts.
aha1542.c: interrupt received, but no mail.

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scsi info

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AHA-1540/1542/1640 ASPI Manager for DOS
Version 3.0a
Copyright 1989-1992 Adaptec, Inc.

Host Host Adapter #:       0       Host Adapter SCSI ID:        7
     I/O Port Address:     330     DMA Channel:                 5
     Interrupt Level:      11      VDS Support Level:           MultiSegRW
     AT Bus Master Speed:  5.7 MBytes/second

     Host Adapter #0 - SCSI ID 0 - LUN 0:   MICROP   1548-15MZ1077801
     Host Adapter #0 - SCSI ID 1 - LUN 0:   SONY     SMO-C501-OOE
     Host Adapter #0 - SCSI ID 2 - LUN 0:   SONY     CD-ROM CDU-541
     Host Adapter #0 - SCSI ID 3 - LUN 0:   ARCHIVE  Python 25501-XXX
     Host Adapter #0 - SCSI ID 4 - LUN 0:   ARCHIVE  VIPER 150 21247

     Int 13H active for Drive C: and D:

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I have tried the boot disk on other systems which are not SCSI and I can get
the login prompt and can login.

Again thanks for your help.

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           |                    Carlton J. Bailey  (ME/COM CFI/CFII/MEI)

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I have exactly the same problem with the 1542C.  Using the SCSI-Select
utility to disable the BIOS fixes the problem, BUT you can no longer
boot from the SCSI disk.  I'm still booting linux from floppy; I would
be thrilled if somebody found a fix.

Norman