Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 00:17:58 +0300 (EET DST) From: mika ruohotie <bsdhack@shadows.aeon.net> To: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, gibbs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recent changes to aic7xxx.* Message-ID: <199704062117.AAA02823@shadows.aeon.net> In-Reply-To: <199704061314.GAA20579@freefall.freebsd.org> from Darren Reed at "Apr 6, 97 11:09:34 pm"
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> sys/dev/aic7xxx and the result: my system NOW HANGS as a result of memio thing in kernel optios? > Apr 6 22:06:29 freebsd /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): SCB 0x0 - timed out in dataout phase, SCSISIGI == 0x6 > Apr 6 22:06:29 freebsd /kernel: SEQADDR == 0x125 > Apr 6 22:06:29 freebsd /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): abort message in message buffer > > previously I could still do other things on my system...not any more. also, dont tell me you have 3940? since, on my 4 drive 3940 system i got those, actually any attempt to _read_ the filesystems caused that. annoying. i thought i have bad drives, or something. but swapped my 2940 into the machine anyway. worked like an angle. before that i had tested $$$$ cables with active terminations and stuff, but no dice. ok, so i thought i had a bad 3940, put it into another machine, with only one drive, after i took the memio option off, it worked like an angle. so, _now_ i'm clueless. i use latest 2.1-REL i have a hunch 3940 and 2940 arent actually "same" thing as hardware, 3940 is something more that just doubled 2940. oh yeah, memio works with 2940, i mean, it doesnt hang there. 3940 is complitely inoperable with it. actually, i feel rather tempted to get those ncr cards instead of adaptec. mickey
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