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SubjectRe: 2.6.12-rc3 won't boot from aic7899
James Bottomley wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 15:02 -0500, K.R. Foley wrote:
>
>>I am attaching the relevant part of the successful boot log from
>>2.6.12-rc2. I don't have a 2.6.11 boot log handy. I can boot it when I
>>get home if it will help. I don't know if it is worth mentioning or not,
>>but I have had to compile in the SCSI drivers since 2.6.12-rc1. Don't
>>know if it's related to this or not.
>>
>>One other note: I spent enough time tracing this to find that the
>>message "target1:0:0: Beginning Domain Validation" seems to be generated
>>by code that is in aic79xx_osm. Is this common code or should this code
>>not be getting executed for aic7899 cards?
>
>
> Actually, the code is in the scsi_transport_spi class. aic79xx still
> has its own internal domain validation.
>
>
>>I'll be happy to try this when I get home.
>
>
> Thanks ... it may not work; I don't have access to any drives with the
> problem yours exhibits.
>
>
>>Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: scsi1 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36
>>Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: <Adaptec aic7899 Ultra160 SCSI adapter>
>>Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs
>>Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel:
>>Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: (scsi1:A:0): 20.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 15)
>>Apr 24 23:23:31 porky kernel: Vendor: SEAGATE Model: SX118273LC Rev: 6679
>
>
> Yes, that's what I suspected. Here the internal aic7xxx DV has silently
> configured the drive to be narrow. Probably because of cable damage or
> something else.
>
Sorry I missed this before. The reason it is doing this is because this
drive is connected using an adapter that converts an LC/LV (is this
correct, off the top of my head) interface into a standard SCSI (narrow)
interface. Could this be HELPING me here? :)

> James
>
>
>


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