From owner-freebsd-scsi Fri Apr 3 11:50:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA05103 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:50:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from kaori.communique.net (kaori.communique.net [204.27.67.55]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA05060 for ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 11:50:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rzig@verio.net) Received: by kaori.communique.net with Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) id ; Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:49:52 -0600 Message-ID: From: Raul Zighelboim To: "'shimon@simon-shapiro.org'" , Tom Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: DPT PM334UW & 440LX -> no boot? Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 13:49:51 -0600 X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.0.1458.49) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I just spoke with DPT support... they said that the problem is with the 440LX AND the phoenix bios. Motherboards with other bios _should_ not be affected. ================================================== Raul Zighelboim rzig@verio.net > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Shapiro [SMTP:shimon@simon-shapiro.org] > Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 12:19 PM > To: Tom > Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: RE: DPT PM334UW & 440LX -> no boot? > > > On 01-Apr-98 Tom wrote: > > > > On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Simon Shapiro wrote: > > > >> On 31-Mar-98 Tom wrote: > >> > > >> > I've heard that the 440LX chipset stomps on the BIOS on the DPT > >> > PM33UW > >> > causing booting to fail? > >> > >> On some motherboards. DPT is working on a solution and we will > have it > >> as > >> soon as they give it to me. > > > > So in other words, this work around will need to be done in the > DPT > > driver? I would think that if the chipset is at fault, that you > would > > need a firmware upgrade from the motherboard vendor? > > Firmware upgrade will be one definite part of the solution. We may > need to > do something ugly in the driver, if the solution will have something > to do > with the DMA engine on the card. > > > I guess the ASUS P2L97 is one of the affected motherboards? > > I am not sure. Better ask DPT support. > > ---------- > > > Sincerely Yours, > > Simon Shapiro > Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG Voice: 503.799.2313 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message