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From: maimer@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Netware 3.11 and Zenith
Message-ID: <1991Jun12.042412.31388@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 12 Jun 91 04:24:12 CDT
References: <1991Jun4.141932.27696@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services
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In article <1991Jun4.141932.27696@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>, mckimg@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu writes:
> Hello everyone, me again.
> 
> I have set up many 3.11 servers, and have never had this problem before:
> 
> 	Zenith 386 (not sure which model -- each Zenith seems to be different)
> 	 	as a server.
> 	Zenith ESDI Disk Controller (DTC)
> 	
> I am able to run 3.11 pretty much successfully except -- random characters
> appear constantly on the console.  The characters don't start until I load
> the ISADISK driver that came with Netware.
> 
> I have:
> 	1. Used two completely independent sets of disks, to check for
> 	   software corruption.
> 	2. Swapped in an identical DTC controller.
> 
> Other than the character garbage, everything works beautifully -- I can log 
> on, transfer files, etc.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas for a fix?  Is there a special "Zenith ESDI" 
> driver?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!!
> 

I have also seen the garbage on Zenith 386s.  I have also been seeing
it on DTK 486/25s (FEAT 2502 if you really want to get specific) using
Ultrastor controllers (32K cache, I haven't tested the 1M cache yet).
Since it doesn't seem to affect the operation, I've just ignored it.

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