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From: jds@mimsy.UUCP (James da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Novice request:  use of Seagate ST225 2/MINIX 1.1
Summary: Minix 1.1 and WD controllers don't mix; get 1.2 or later
Message-ID: <14395@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 6 Nov 88 17:58:10 GMT
References: <1087@dukeac.UUCP>
Reply-To: jds@mimsy.umd.edu (James da Silva)
Organization: University of Maryland, Department of Computer Science
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In article <1087@dukeac.UUCP> tcamp@dukeac.UUCP (Ted A. Campbell) describes
an attempt to get Minix 1.1 talking to his ST225 hard disk:
> ...
>This failed.  The documentation for 1.1, including the READ_ME file 
>in /usr/doc is pretty explicit that the driver if for the IBM hard disk
>drive only, so I presume that is why <mkfs> failed with the Seagate.  
>
>Is there in fact a driver or a patch that will allow me to use the Seagate
>drive?

The disk controller has more to do with whether Minix will work than the
drive itself.  What controller do you have?  Chances are good that it's a
Western Digital controller (these are very popular).

The XT hard disk driver for Minix 1.2 is much more diplomatic; it will
work on more controllers than the 1.1 driver, including the popular WD
controllers.  And it will plug into the 1.1 kernel as a direct
replacement.  You can get this driver (xt_wini.c) from the archives.

					- Jaime

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