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To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
From: Mike Haertel <mike@ducky.net>
Subject: [9fans] reliable scsi controllers?
Date: Sun,  7 Oct 2001 00:47:48 -0700
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Is anyone out there getting reliable results with a Tekram DC-390F?
This is (I think) a Symbios 53c875 based controller.

I have been experiencing odd hangs on a variety of machines--shortly
after the system boots, after kfs has started serving requests,
before the window system launches, the system locks up, with the
drive activity light solidly on.

It appears the faster the computer, the more likely this is to
happen.  It struck intermittently on my old slow computers; however
I recently tried to install a standalone Plan 9 terminal on a
PIII-800, and was not able to boot off the hard disk at all.
I finally downgraded to an old 53c810 controller and was able
to boot.

So:

1.  has anyone else seen this?
2.  is it Tekram-specific, or does it happen with any 53c875?