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From: jose.dias@crs1.uucp (JOSE DIAS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: adaptec 2372b controller
Message-ID: <90031602252112@masnet.uucp>
Date: 16 Mar 90 04:46:00 GMT
Organization: Rose Media, ??, ON, Canada
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Hi there!

I have a problem here for you...  I have an Adaptec 2372B RLL controller
that works just fine from DOS, but I need to rewrite a device driver so I
can use it from Minix.  The story so far:

I use the controller with dos 4.01 with no problems at all.  Lately I've
been trying to get a Unix like OS called Minix to work with my at (8mhz)
but have been stumped by the controller problem.  The original device
driver assumed a *standard* mfm controller with 17 sectors 4 heads, but I
don't have that here.  I fixed the sector/head problem, but when the driver
tries to talk to the controller nothing goes through...  The controller
just *looks bored and ignores the driver*...

So I need to do some work on the driver, but the thing is not all that well
commented.  What I need is a list of what I/O ports the controller uses and
for what purposes.  I would also need a list of commands, and the numerical
value of the command and where its parameters go, that the controller
supports.

I tried calling adaptec, but I got the "leave a message after the beep"
story and never got a message from any body...  Can you help?

Jos
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