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In-Reply-To: se@ZPR.Uni-Koeln.DE (Stefan Esser)
       "Re: ncro 810 oops error" (Nov  8, 11:23pm)
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Subject: Re: ncro 810 oops error
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} > I have recently upgraded to a Asus Pentium PRO Motherboard with their 
} > NCR810 SCSI controller. While using the Amanda backup programme I am 
} > getting a large number of errors from the controller. 
} > 
} > They are of the form.
} > 
} > Nov  5 11:51:35 hawk /kernel: ncr?: scatter/gather failed (residue=493925376).
} 
} A request to transfer some 500MB of data was issued to the driver.
} The scatter/gather table covers only 64KB, your memory perhaps 32MB
} or 64MB, so the call can't be satisfied :)

If the request is in error then the driver's scatter/gather mechanism
shouldn't be noted as the source of the problem.