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From: rory@fps.com (Thomas (Rory) Bolt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: 2.0 bugs?
Summary: Removable media bugs in 2.0
Keywords: SCSI removable media 2.0 bug
Message-ID: <15938@celit.fps.com>
Date: 26 Feb 91 19:36:55 GMT
Sender: daemon@fps.com
Reply-To: rory@fps.com (Rory Bolt)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Bolt Technologies
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    I am the VERY happy owner of both the 040 and 2.0 upgrades now! I have run
into difficulties with the handling of removable media drives under 2.0, and
I believe I have identified two bugs:

First my system: 040 cube, 2.0, 16 Mbytes memory
	SCSI ID 2	Fujitsu M2263S		Boot drive
	SCSI ID 3	Maxtor XT-4380-S	
	SCSI ID 4	Sony CDU-541 		CDRom
	SCSI ID 5	Teac			2.8 MB floppy
	SCSI ID 6	Quantum			Original 40 MB swapper

Bug 1) If you have a removable media drive with a SCSI ID less than that of your
swap device, your swap device will not be used if media is not present during
the boot due to a bug in rc.swap

Fix 1) comment out the line in rc.swap as shown below:
	case $swapstatus in
	    0)
#		break;			COMMENT OUT THIS LINE!
		;;

Bug 2) If you have a CDRom drive with a SCSI ID less than your SCSI floppy, the
buildDOS command will prompt you to insert a disk into your CDRom unit, which
it will promptly try to format. 

Fix 2) If you want to use buildDOS, make sure your SCSI floppy is the lowest
SCSI ID of all your drives with removable media. I believe this bug will also
preclude the use of buildDOS on multiple SCSI floppy drive units. A device
menu selection such as the new one in builddisk would sure be great!


							Rory

P.S. The only thing I have ever prepaid and waited for longer then my 040 
upgrade is my refund from BusinessLand! Refund voucher issued 11/21/90 and
still no check!!!


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