Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!decwrl!sgi!shinobu!odin!scotth From: scotth@sgi.com (Scott Henry) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: A1000 Hard Drive info wanted Message-ID: Date: 14 Apr 89 07:47:51 GMT References: <3680@sdsu.UUCP> <5160030@hplsla.HP.COM> Sender: news@odin.SGI.COM Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc, Mountain View, CA Lines: 30 >> ... >> I need some help. I have an A1000 and am looking for a 60-80 Mbyte >>hard drive setup. I have some specific questions and would appreciate any >>general advice/warnings. First my questions: >> >... >I know a fellow who is trying to get a StarDrive working with an Adaptec >controller controlling an ST-xxx IBM-type drive; Microbotics apparently >promised him new SW some time ago and hasn't delivered yet. He's >disappointed. I also recall that someone on the net (Matt Dillon???) >said he had written his own drivers for a StarDrive. > I also am using an (RLL) Adaptec controller/ST412 drive with the Stardrive SCSI module. I have no problems with the Microbotics supplied driver software, only the (performance) complaint that it Forbid()'s far too much, slowing down everything else on the system. I also warm boot off of a small (9-cylinder) RAD: partition. I can send you a directory listing of the boot disk and my (extremely customized) startup-sequence set. Among other things, it auto-loads RAD: on cold boot, or if it gets trashed by an errant program. BTW, I am now using kickbench1.3 as my cold-boot disk. It is really nice only needing one disk that can be used as kickstart/workbench (for cold boots), and (amazingly!) also as a warm boot disk when RAD: gets trashed. -- --------------------- Scott Henry #include