Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 16:16:50 -0300 (BRT) From: Marco Antonio Vieira Assad <marcova@mg.trt.gov.br> To: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cannot install linux debian Message-ID: <1017083810.3c9f77a22f6d8@lx5.trt.gov.br> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203181045110.11648-100000@oracle.urc.bl.ac.yu> References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0203181045110.11648-100000@oracle.urc.bl.ac.yu>
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Well, it was a cabling problem. The drives were recognized and the instalation started, so that confused me. But the technical staff found the problem. Thanks for all the help. Cópia Dragan Simic <dsimic@oracle.urc.bl.ac.yu>: > On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Marco Antonio Vieira Assad > wrote: > > I also have an Acer Altos 9100B, and I had > similar problems, > using 2.4.17 with new Adaptec AIC-7xxx driver > compiled in the > kernel. Altos 9100B also has two Adaptec > AIC-7899 on board, and > a backplane which carries drive bays. I'm using > both controllers, > with backplane in split mode, with one SCSI-160 > (what a waste! :( ) > on the 1st, and one on the 2nd channel. > > My problem was in locking during kernel boot-up, > more precisely > during detection of SCSI devices. After a while, > I realized that > the problem is in Tagged Queue Depth, which is > initially set to > 253. So, I tried to set it to 16 during kernel > configuration, > recompiled the kernel, and it works perfectly > since then. I think > that Queue Depth can be set also by kernel > parameters, but I can't > remember that now. Sure, Queue Depth is tightly > related to HDD's, > so here are they: 9.1GB IBH UltraStar and 18GB > Quantum Atlas IV, > both SCSI-160. > > BTW: Which motherboard is in Altos 600 ? Is it > dual-cpu capable ? > In Acer Altos 9100B, motherboard is M9LD, > claimed to be dual-capable, > but it simply doesn't work with 2 identical > P-III 700MHz - works > great only with one CPU... :( Anybody have info > about that ?? > > Hope this helps ;) > > > I'm trying to install debian 2.2r5 in an Acer > Altos 600 > > machine, that has an aic-7899 controller. It > freezes > > during install, normally when trying to > partition the > > hard drive or checking for bad blocks. I made > some > > research in the internet and noticed that the > aic-7xxx > > module in linux have some problems. > > I could install Windows NT4 in the same > machine, so I > > supose there is no hardware problem. AND I > could > > install the same debian distribution in > another > > identical machine, and that really annoyed > me. > > -- > > .----------------------------------------------------- -----------------------. > | Pozdrav / Best Wishes, dsimic@urc.bl.ac.yu > | LL The Choice of | > | Dragan Simic RS.BA Hostmaster > | LL GNU | > | URC B.Luka / RSKoming.NET System/Network > Admin | LLLL i n u x Generation | > `----------------------------------------------------- -----------------------' > > > > > 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
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