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From: NU070156%NDSUVM1.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu (Glen Overby)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Adeptec RLL controller on a 6300
Message-ID: <603@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: Fri, 16-Oct-87 23:10:04 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 16 23:10:04 1987
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>    A friend is trying to bring up Minix on his 6300 that has an
>Adeptec RLL hard disk controller.  So far no luck.  Does anyone have
>any suggestions?  Will the standard XT driver work or will another
>driver be necessary?  The controller is a standard PC compatible RLL
>not a propriatary AT&T controller (sorry I do not know the model number
>off hand).

We have brought up Minix on an Adaptec 2,7 RLL controler in a Zenith 158.
I used the xt_wini that was posted by Dr. Tanenbaum as a 'pre 1.2' release
and supported the Western Digital controler. The only change that had to
be made was to change the number of sectors per track from 17 to 25 (there
are actually 26 sectors per track, but the last one is reserved as a possible
replacement for a bad sector).  It has worked flawlessly.

Glen Overby
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