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[Eric Dorman]

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	>From: <forsyth@vitanuova.com>
	>To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
	>Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:24 PM
	>Subject: Re: [9fans] file server problems
	>
	>
	>> someone from borf.com mentioned a problem with a file server corrupting
	>> the file system.  i've just seen that myself with the new file server
	>> code (it didn't happen with the old one).  fortunately it was just
	>> the scratch file system on an older scsi disc on a x542b.
	>> it corrupts fairly quickly after i ream it.
	>> the main file system on a symbios card is fine.  it's an ISA bus card, and
	>> i might suspect 24-bit addressing problems on the 32mbyte file
	>> server but the buslogic/adaptec code does attempt to compensate for that.
	>
	>i've not had any trouble with my IDE fileserver, though this is evidenced
	>only by heavy multiprocessed builds not real multiuser activity.  my fs is
	>a P5-200 with 64Mb on a 10BaseT, 2x3.5Gb disks.
	>
	>Eric Dorman
	>edorman@san.rr.com
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:28:04 -0400
To: edorman@san.rr.com, 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] file server problems
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I now have 2, possibly 3 reports of problems with the the fileserver kernel
and Adaptec 1542 controllers (B and CP). Is anyone running successfully with
this controller? The driver changed quite a lot form the 2nd Edition, merging
the 24- and 32- bit versions. I know the 32-bit section works OK.

--jim