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From: larry@nstar.rn.com (Larry Snyder)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: INTEL 5.4 2.0 and Adaptec 1542B
Message-ID: <1991May21.173836.6629@nstar.rn.com>
Date: 21 May 91 17:38:36 GMT
References: <1991May20.145226.7155@march.co.uk>
Organization: NSTAR, Indiana's BBS 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
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rossw@march.co.uk (Ross Wakelin) writes:

>The INTEL 5.4 release 2.0 (developers edition) has buggy drivers for the
>Adaptec 1542B SCSI host adaptor.

>We were using this adaptor in a 25Mhz Mylex 486 motherboard, and achieved 
>a record number of system lockups and crashes.  The machine would go away
>for a minute or so and then report a SCSI error.  At this point, our only 
>option was to reboot the machine.

we use a 1542B with Intel SVR4 2.0 (developers edition) on one of the
machines here without any problems.  As a matter
of fact, this machine runs as an X-Server around the clock.

-- 
      Larry Snyder, NSTAR Public Access Unix 219-289-0287/317-251-7391
                         HST/PEP/V.32/v.32bis/v.42bis 
                        regional UUCP mapping coordinator 
               {larry@nstar.rn.com, ..!uunet!nstar.rn.com!larry}