Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 11:48:45 +0800 (SGT) From: Gregory Hosler <gregory.hosler@eno.ericsson.se> To: Andy Kennedy <akennedy@ancdf.org> Cc: "aic7xxx@freebsd.org" <aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Ibarra, Amando" <AIbarra@bindview.com> Subject: RE: Adaptec AHA-2940 Message-ID: <XFMail.001025114845.gregory.hosler@eno.ericsson.se> In-Reply-To: <000b01c03dc4$3b7a0270$2901a8c0@ancdf.org>
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On 24-Oct-00 Andy Kennedy wrote: > I'm not a RedHat user, but is there suppose to be a '-' in 'alias > scsi-hostadapter aic7xxx'? it should be an underscore, not a dash. -Greg > If not, that could be the problem. > > Andy > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG]On >> Behalf Of Ibarra, Amando >> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 7:00 AM >> To: 'aic7xxx@freebsd.org' >> Subject: Adaptec AHA-2940 >> >> >> I have an Adaptec AHA-2940 host adapter to connect a 2gb disk drive. >> >> I'm seeing >> >> scsi : 0 hosts. >> scsi : detected total. >> >> when it boots. >> >> The 1st time I installed the scsi card on the system ; the >> system detected >> without >> any problem and I was abled to go to the scsiSelect option >> and format the >> drive >> with no problem. Linux OS prompt if I wanted to configure the >> scsi card and >> I said OK. >> >> In the /etc/conf.modules files there is an entry for the dirver >> 'alias scsi-hostadapter aic7xxx' >> >> When I run the ' fdisk /dev/sda ' , It does nothing it just >> sit there until >> abort the with CTRL/Z >> >> If I run the ' fdisk /dev/sga ' and then abort it with CTRL/Z and >> then >> >> run the ' fdisk /dev/sda ' again it 'fdisk' works and I'm >> abled partiton >> disk drive without problem >> >From here I'm lost don't know what to do next. >> >> In Solaris I normally run format utility and selecl disk >> drive, partition >> the drive and label it >> each partition. After the 'format' i run the ' newfs ' to >> get the partition >> ready to mount. >> >> In Linux I don't know what to do after the fdisk. >> >> I know I have something wrong with the driver but I don't >> know what I need >> to fix this problem >> >> At boot time the the information that it is sent to the >> console about the >> Adaptec card >> is : AHA-2940 Bios V1.23 >> >> >> Amando A. Ibarra >> LAN Administrator >> 713.561.4314 >> FAX: 713.561.1314 >> mailto:aibarra@bindview.com >> Bindview Corporation >> http://www.bindview.com >> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message >> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Gregory Hosler <gregory.hosler@eno.ericsson.se> Date: 25-Oct-00 Time: 11:48:23 If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed... ...Oh, wait a minute, he already does. ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe aic7xxx" in the body of the message
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