Re: Fwd: linux-image-2.6-17-mac tries
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think this was a IIfx
or a machine with Sonic ethernet. It's possible the 5380 core code has
suffered from bitrot. It's mostly just used by 68k. The only x86 uses
are some old cards that I really doubt get much testing on 2.6.
well we haven't had much testing here on 2.6 either, making this big jump.
my machine, is lcIII/performa450, is supposed to be somewhat similar
to or a combination of IIsi and IIci. i think it is rather unhappy over the
lack of any ethernet at all, as well as it it struggling with lack FPU. but
sarge/2.2 works. (i am still looking for cheap parts)
as far as disks. so far i have tried on a 500MB ibm scsi1+CCS (~'94)
drive and a 1.2GB quantum scsci2 ('96). i have a couple 2gb drives but
i have to clean them up to get some space.
also, i had some qualms about the formatting software, and studying
last night some faqs and discussions, deciding to try apple drive setup 1.6.2.
the aforementioned discs, the ibm was formatted with drive setup 1.7.3
which is not readable by the '030 mac from macos, requires '40 or ppc.
the quantum i wanted to use as an internal drive so i used hd sc setup
which has a much simple structure perhaps not secure or causing confusion.
i had used ds 1.4 to format the internal drive for macos however in my
reading i saw that in 1.6.2 they used the patch partition to do some kind
of security against data corruption problems some people were having
with 1.6; and also there was some backward compatibility worked in for
'030 in '98. (i know its not macos here but well they are living together
there on the same disk, it is not so completely separate as all that)
one other question in my mind is if the problem is worse for internal drive.
should not matter with only one bus, but who knows ?
> > with command codes at controller level scrambled , anyway no
> > wonder that directories get corrupted.
>
> Yup. The question is, how does the corruption happen?
I'd first try to put together a list of models where the corruption
happens. Also, if it's specific to using an older hard drive. My IIfx
has a drive ripped out of a PowerMac, so it's much more modern. I'll try
to get it setup sometime soon. I had to pack away all my 68k hardware a
little while ago and don't have it setup yet.
Brad Boyer
flar@allandria.com
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