the scratch RAM for data normally found in the SEEPROM (presumably in the
event that the SEEPROM is unavailable or can't be read). This code causes
a spontaneous reboot on monster.osd.bsdi.com, which has an embedded aic7880
controller. The problem appears to happen either when it writes to the
SCBPTR port and then reads from the SCB_CONTROL port. Somewhere during
the inb/outb operations, the system has a heart attack and restarts.
This code looks very suspicious, particularly since it has unconditionalized
debug mesages such as "Got here!" and "And it even worked!". With this
block #ifdef'ed out, the machine boots and runs properly. I stronly suggest
that it stay #ifdef'ed out until it's properly tested.
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