aha1542a and wangtek tape drive and

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>i am trying to install an adaptec 1542a into an hp
>vectra rs20c running isc 2.0.1.
>i am using an at style esdi controller as my primary 
>disk controller. i want to use the aha board with a
>wangtek tape drive. i believe it is called a 
>legacy 500. at least the name on the box is that. it was bought as a package
>deal with the adaptec board. the hardware does work, i have installed it 
>under "sorry for the bad language" 'dos' and it works fine.
>now for the problem:
>i have tried installing it two ways.
>1) as a wangtek driver, using kconfig and choosing to install a new driver,
>then choosing wangtek. i can not access the drive.
>i get the message,
>streamer: end of tape
>streamer: beginning of tape
>streamer: no tape drive
>etc.
>i have tried installing it as a scsi host adapter
>using kconfig and going thru the hpdd configuration.
>i set it up as the second controller.
>the problem then is, i can not boot.
>i get the message
>booting the unix system.
>then nothing.
>if i have a tape in the drive, it gets accessed after the message, like it 
>was trying to boot off the tape.
>
>the bios is disabled on the adaptec 1542a.

DO NOT DISABLE THE BIOS ON THE CARD.  THE SYSTEM NEEDS IT IF THERE IS ONLY
ONE OTHER TYPE OF HARD DRIVE IN THE SYSTEM.

The only time you need to disable the BIOS is if there are already 2 hard
drives in the system, but if there are not the BIOS is required for the
system to recognize it.  I don't know if this is your problem, but give
it a try.

>the jumpers are set at their default settings:
>irq 11
>i/o port 330h
>dma chan 5
>by the way, this is the only device on the scsi bus. it is addressed as device
>7.
>
>i would appreciate any help anyone may be able to give me.
>
>
>Philip Hall
>Sys admin
>Data Prompt Inc.
>Silver Spring Md.
>
>uunet!dprmpt!phil
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