Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 21:32:03 +0200 (CEST) From: torstenb@vmunix.org (Torsten Blum) To: gibbs@narnia.plutotech.com (Justin T. Gibbs) Cc: scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Command Linking Message-ID: <m0zORyl-0006AKC@onizuka.vmunix.org> In-Reply-To: <199809301536.JAA24139@narnia.plutotech.com> from "Justin T. Gibbs" at "Sep 30, 98 09:36:14 am"
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Justin T. Gibbs wrote: > > Well, I can read the firmware from the drive and write it to a file. The > > problem starts when I start to write the new firmware. Due to the physio > > problem I have to upload the firmware in 64k parts with the WRITE BUFFER > > command. After each WRITE BUFFER the drive sends a MSG_LINK_CMD_COMPLETE > > (0x0a) and the scsi system can't handle it: > > Do you have to load the firmware using a series of linked commands > instead of unlinked commands? Yes, the alternative is one write buffer for the whole firmware image, which doesnt work due to the 64k physio limitation. > I had no intention of supporting this feature in the aic7xxx driver Hm, why ? -tb To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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