What version of A/UX are you trying to install? Do you have the boot disk
for that version? Have you checked termination on the new drive along with
SCSI ID?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Hirsch" <snhirsch at gmail.com>
To: "Classic Computers Mailing List" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:26 AM
Subject: Apple A/UX install
Anyone on the list have experience installing A/UX on
a 68k Mac? I'm
running into some very odd issue trying to bring up my Centris 610. The
Centris shipped with a 68LC040 processor and I've upgraded to a "full"
RC68040 CPU, since that's a requirement for A/UX. The CD-ROM drive is one
of the units known to be compatible with A/UX.
The FAQ claims that the installer understands third-party hard disks
(unlike the MacOS installer) so I'm trying to use (variously) an older IBM
Deskstar 850MB and/or Fujitsu 500MB SCSI drive for the install target.
Here's the odd part: With the original Apple-branded OEM Quantum drive
(which I do not want to overwrite) on the SCSI bus the installer
recognizes the CD-ROM and is willing to begin the process. However, with
any of the third-party hard drives in the system it is unable to recognize
_anything_ on the SCSI bus - doesn't see the hard disk or the CD-ROM. I've
checked and double-checked the jumpering on the hard disk and it's not
conflicting with the CD-ROM. Both the IBM and Fujitsu are fairly
run-of-the-mill 50-pin SCSI units.
I've never had issues in the past with non-Apple drives hanging the bus or
preventing access to other devices, so this one's really a head-scratcher.
Any ideas what might be throwing the SCSI subsystem for a loop?
Steve
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