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Re: 1542B problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hartmut Niemann)
Mon Nov 4 21:13:34 1996
From: Hartmut Niemann <niemann@cip.e-technik.uni-erlangen.de>
To: r.nestico@mclink.it
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 11:11:47 +0100 (MEZ)
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu (Linux SCSI)
In-Reply-To: <327D4A88.726D@mclink.it> from "Roberto Nestico'" at Nov 3, 96 05:44:40 pm
> Hi, I have a strange problem:
> My machine is a Pentium 120, 48 Mb RAM, E-IDE ctrl on board with Seagate
> HD 1,084 Gb, Sound card, Modem int. card and NOW Adaptec 1542B SCSI ctrl
> with Fujitsu M2624FA HD 500 Mb.
>
> The problem:
> During the boot operation the system say:
> aha1542_in failed(3): Unable to determine Adaptec DMA priority.
> Disabling board.
>
> and:
>
> scsi : 0 hosts.
> scsi : detected total.
>
> The boot operation run correctly, but I cannot install Linux on my SCSI
> HD. :-(
> DOS and Windows run correctly with the SCSI HD, they use ASPI4DOS
> driver.
> My aha card is on IRQ 9, DMA 5, I/O Addr. 0x334 and it seem have no
> conflict with others cards in the system.
> I'm installing 1.2.13 version of Slackware, but the problem still
> persist on RedHat and Debian version too.
> Please help me, I don't want install Linux on E-IDE HD (no space free).
> Please answer here and in my mailbox too.
>
> --
> Roberto Nestico'
>
> e-mail: r.nestico@mclink.it
> url: http://www.mclink.it/personal/MC4605
>
>
My sound card is at DMA 5, (and 1, it's a sound blaster 16 Value edition),
where is yours? This may not cause trouble with Dos/Win, but most probably
with Linux.
Remove your sound card and try again!
Good Luck!
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!cu!
+--+ Hartmut
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