Bug#325904: incorrect mac68k SCSI boot parameter
On Wed, Aug 31, 2005 at 08:46:08PM +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Wednesday 31 August 2005 19:53, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> > This information is not fully accurate.
>
> Hmm. A proposed new text would have been very nice as it's hard to judge
> implications/value of various options that suggest themselves from your
> comments.
Right. Sorry.
> How about this? That includes the alternative you mentioned near the end
> of your mail.
>
> If your hardware uses a 53c9x-based scsi bus, then you may need
> to include the kernel parameter mac53c9x=1,0. Hardware with two
> such scsi buses, such as the Quadra 950, will need mac53c9x=2,0
> instead. Alternatively, the parameter can be specified as
> mac53c9x=-1,0 which will leave autodetection on, but which will
> disable SCSI disconnects.
Looks good.
Perhaps it might be interesting to add a little bit of explanation,
though:
Specifying this parameter is only necessary if you have more
than one hard disk; otherwise, the system will run faster if
you do not specify it.
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