From e5e369387974fd7d31fae705e0140f6174da0f48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 00:22:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added comments on Buslogic controllers. Cleaned up some syntax. --- KNOWNBUGS | 18 +++++++++++++++--- RELNOTES.FreeBSD | 9 ++++++--- 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/KNOWNBUGS b/KNOWNBUGS index 90d10ececb..2ecef8187d 100644 --- a/KNOWNBUGS +++ b/KNOWNBUGS @@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ keyboard problems. /usr/bin/gdb: The gdb in the release will not work on shared objects nor will it work with C++ executables. Please use the gdb in the ports area for - debugging shared and/or C++ code. + debugging shared and/or C++ code. This is just a work-around until + we can transition to the new version of gdb completely. /sys/i386/isa/if_ep.c The 3c509 driver will hang under heavy network loads and take your - machine off network. (Though the machine will continue to run with + machine off the network. (Though the machine will continue to run with no network facilities) /sys/i386/boot @@ -42,4 +43,15 @@ keyboard problems. the question for what drive the root file system is on with B. This will be fixed by the 1.1 release date. -$Id: KNOWNBUGS,v 1.6 1994/02/22 17:52:23 rgrimes Exp $ +/sys/i386/isa/bt742a.c + The Bt445S and Bt747 controllers can cause problems when ISA DMA + is selected as an option. With the EISA controller the remedy is + easy - simply turn it off using your EISA configuration utility. + With the Bt445S, which is a VLB card, you must switch the undocumented + "SW10" on "SB2" to the off position. Also note that certain revisions + of the Buslogic firmware can cause data corruption with systems + containing more than 16Mb of memory. If you find this to be the case, + temporarily remove your extra memory and contact Buslogic for an + upgrade. + +$Id: KNOWNBUGS,v 1.7 1994/02/22 22:34:52 rgrimes Exp $ diff --git a/RELNOTES.FreeBSD b/RELNOTES.FreeBSD index f8e1ec1031..70b4e33f14 100644 --- a/RELNOTES.FreeBSD +++ b/RELNOTES.FreeBSD @@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ Adaptec 154x series ISA SCSI controller (as long as you have less than Adaptec 174x series EISA SCSI controller in standard and enhanced mode. +[Note that Buslogic was formerly known as "Bustec"] Buslogic 545S. Buslogic 445S VLB SCSI controller - -Bustec 742A and 747. +Buslogic 742A and 747. +Please see special notes in /usr/src/KNOWNBUGS for details concerning +possible buggy firmware and undocumented switch settings that +may be necessary for proper operation of your controller. DTC 3290 EISA SCSI controller in 1542 emulation mode (as long as you have less than 16MB of main memory). @@ -293,4 +296,4 @@ hope you enjoy this release of FreeBSD! The FreeBSD Core Group -$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.23 1994/02/22 17:23:48 rgrimes Exp $ +$Id: RELNOTES.FreeBSD,v 1.24 1994/02/24 06:49:44 jkh Exp $ -- 2.20.1