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From: D98E%DDATHD21.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Peter Lautenschlaeger)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: WD-1006 RLL controller problem, so do I
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Date: 2 Jan 91 22:03:13 GMT
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> I've been working on bringing up MINIX 1.5 with Bruce Evans' 386
> enhancements on my new DTK 386sx with a WD-1006 RLL controller and
> 120Mb Seagate RLL drive.  Occasionally, but often enough to
> be annoying, the machine locks up during a hard disk access
> with my process (be it cp, fsck, or anything else) waiting on
> FS, FS waiting on WINCHester, and the IDLE task just racks up
> time.

 I have the same problem on NEAT 20Mhz 286 machine, this seems to
 me a common problem. I dimly remember having heard of timing problems
 with this controller. But I can't remember the answer.

Peter