Adaptec 2940 & Nec CDROM (Installation)

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4 total messages Started by David Harrigan Mon, 02 Jan 1995 22:12

#90

Author: David Harrigan
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 1995 22:12

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Hiya's

	I'm trying to convert my system to OS2/Warp, but, as you
	can guess, I'm having problems :(

	Ok, I have an Adaptec 2940PCI scsi-2 card and a
	NEC 3xi CDROM.  I'm trying to install OS2/Warp from
	CDROM.

		1. I insert the CDROM installation disk
		2. Then the disk 1

		3. I get the logo screen

		4. I then get the error:-

		"Primary channel of the adapter at port FF00 failed 
		initialization."

		and

		"AIC-7870 driver failed to load"

		Then I get the dreaded "red screen" with the message
		"No CDROM found....blah blah blah...."

		-----------------------------------------------------

		I've tried to hack around with the drivers, enabling
		this and enabling that.

		I've looked at the Adaptec User Manual and set the
		option "/a:0", it doesn't work.  My scsi-2 bus:device
		code is "00:11h."

		My spec is:-


			P90 (with the "fdiv bug")
			OPTI motherboard
			16 Mb's
			Nec 3xi
			IBM Spitfire hard drive
			Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM PCI with 2mb's


		-----------------------------------------------------

		Any ideas ?

		Thanks in advance for your help.


			:)avid.


		P.S., could you post here, since my email server is
		down and I can't read my mail!!! :((((

Re: Adaptec 2940 & Nec CDROM (Installation)

#91

Author: michaelb
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 1995 03:01

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In <1995Jan2.221257.9543@zippy.dct.ac.uk>, david.harrigan@umist.ac.uk (David Harrigan) writes:
>Hiya's
>
>	I'm trying to convert my system to OS2/Warp, but, as you
>	can guess, I'm having problems :(
>
>	Ok, I have an Adaptec 2940PCI scsi-2 card and a
>	NEC 3xi CDROM.  I'm trying to install OS2/Warp from
>	CDROM.
You must replace the AIC7870.ADD driver on diskette 1 with the older
one that came with the AHA-2940 card.  Don't ask me why... but it works.

Then after the install you must boot to floppy and AGAIN replace the driver
it installed on the hard drive with the older one.

michaelb@creol.ucf.edu

Re: Adaptec 2940 & Nec CDROM (Installation)

#88

Author: Philip Gelber M.D.
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 04:03

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In article <1995Jan2.221257.9543@zippy.dct.ac.uk>,
david.harrigan@umist.ac.uk says...
>
>Hiya's
>
>        I'm trying to convert my system to OS2/Warp, but, as you
>        can guess, I'm having problems :(
>
>        Ok, I have an Adaptec 2940PCI scsi-2 card and a
>        NEC 3xi CDROM.  I'm trying to install OS2/Warp from
>        CDROM.
>
>                1. I insert the CDROM installation disk
>                2. Then the disk 1
>
>                3. I get the logo screen
>
>                4. I then get the error:-
>
>                "Primary channel of the adapter at port FF00 failed
>                initialization."
>
>                and
>
>                "AIC-7870 driver failed to load"
>
>                Then I get the dreaded "red screen" with the message
>                "No CDROM found....blah blah blah...."
>
>                -----------------------------------------------------
>
>                I've tried to hack around with the drivers, enabling
>                this and enabling that.
David,

I'm afraid you're temporarily out of luck.  The adaptec folks are
working on this but MANY 2940 systems will not work with warp.

The driver's no good.

sorry,
Phil

Re: Adaptec 2940 & Nec CDROM (Installation)

#89

Author: Philip Gelber M.D.
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 1995 04:04

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In article <3eaelj$o0g@news.cc.ucf.edu>, michaelb@creol.ucf.edu says...
>
>In <1995Jan2.221257.9543@zippy.dct.ac.uk>, david.harrigan@umist.ac.uk
(David Harrigan) writes:
>>Hiya's
>>
>>       I'm trying to convert my system to OS2/Warp, but, as you
>>       can guess, I'm having problems :(
>>
>>       Ok, I have an Adaptec 2940PCI scsi-2 card and a
>>       NEC 3xi CDROM.  I'm trying to install OS2/Warp from
>>       CDROM.
>You must replace the AIC7870.ADD driver on diskette 1 with the older
>one that came with the AHA-2940 card.  Don't ask me why... but it works.
>
>Then after the install you must boot to floppy and AGAIN replace the
driver
>it installed on the hard drive with the older one.
>
>michaelb@creol.ucf.edu
>
Michael,

This does not work with all 2940 systems.  Adaptec (Jim Lloyd) is working
on a fix.

PG

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