From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 09:28:31 -0400
From: Steve Kotsopoulos steve@ecf.toronto.edu
Subject: error messages from Adaptec driver when installing system
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jmk@plan9.att.com wrote:
> i have no idea. given the error determining the cpu frequency i'd say there's
> something else fishy about the system, it's not the adaptec. i've never seen
> the timeout error and we've had a fair few adaptecs pass through here.
> 
> what else is on the system?

The system also has a built-in IDE controller, though at first I'd been
booting up with the IDE disk data cable unplugged.

> try
> 	b sd!0!foobar
> and see if b.com has the same problem talking to the adaptec.

I did that, and got:

adaptec0:invdcmd #01, len 5
scsiwait timed out
adaptec0:invdcmd #02, len 1
scsiwait timed out
adaptec0:invdcmd #02, len 1
scsiwait timed out
adaptec0:invdcmd #02, len 1
scsiwait timed out
adaptec0:invdcmd #02, len 1
scsiwait timed out
scsi0: cap 1, sec 0
adaptec0:invdcmd #02, len 1
scsiwait timed out
can't read partition block

[goes on and on for about 5 minutes, then]

scsi0: cap 1, sec 0
adaptec0:invdcmd #02, len 1
scsiwait timed out
can't read partition block
exception/interrupt 0
FLAGS=10246 TRAP=0 ECODE=0 PC=8008bf72