From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Date: Mon,  5 Oct 1998 10:01:34 +0100
From: forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk forsyth@caldo.demon.co.uk
Subject: [9fans] 9fs and 1542
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it sounds like a problem with the scsi bus to me.
i'd check the termination [especially] and the option settings
in the 1542 control screen.