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From: waltje@minixug.mugnet.org (Fred van Kempen)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: (none)
Message-ID: <238@minixug.mugnet.org>
Date: 12 Dec 90 15:12:43 GMT
References: <38340@nigel.ee.udel.edu>
Organization: MINIX User Group Holland (NLMUG)   -  MUGNET  -
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In article <38340@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, mmdf@ee.udel.edu (The Mailer) wrote:
> Hello again,
>     I have been playing with Minix for about 2 weeks now, I have it
> running on a roomates PC.  I am trying to get it to run on my PC.  I
> send a note to this list about 3 weeks ago and got some good suggestions,
> but to no avail.  I have an RLL drive and controller, and need the
> wini.c diffs (or entire program) for version 1.2 of Minix for an RLL
> drive.  I have a Seagate ST238R drive and ST11 controller.  Any help
> would be greatly appreciated.  I have already tried changing the
> NR_SECTORS, num_cylinders and several other attempts.  Minix crashes
> in the wini.c program, after it resets the drive and tries to read from
> it, I forget the exact name of the function but it ends with '..rdwt()'
> or something, it is at home and I am at work.  Any help would be apreciated.

The ST-11 has a couple of bugs in its ROM-BIOS (version 1.5) which causes
MINIX to go bananas.  I have MINIX (1.5) running on an XT with the same
disk setup as you have, but with a modified wini-driver.

Since various patch sets exist, I suggest you look in the archive at
plains.nodak.edu for them.  Otherwise, I can send (or post) the 1.5 wini
driver for the ST11 controller...

Regards,
	Fred.
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