From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Apr 7 04:20:49 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id EAA08780 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 7 Apr 1997 04:20:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dg-rtp.dg.com (dg-rtp.rtp.dg.com [128.222.1.2]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id EAA08771 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 1997 04:20:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by dg-rtp.dg.com (5.4R3.10/dg-rtp-v02) id AA14761; Mon, 7 Apr 1997 07:20:08 -0400 Received: from ponds by dg-rtp.dg.com.rtp.dg.com; Mon, 7 Apr 1997 07:20 EDT Received: from lakes.water.net (lakes [10.0.0.3]) by ponds.water.net (8.8.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA12785; Mon, 7 Apr 1997 06:58:14 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from rivers@localhost) by lakes.water.net (8.8.3/8.6.9) id HAA02489; Mon, 7 Apr 1997 07:04:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 07:04:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers Message-Id: <199704071104.HAA02489@lakes.water.net> To: ponds!fee.vutbr.cz!lampa, ponds!labinfo.iet.unipi.it!luigi Subject: Re: i386/3195: ahc panic Cc: ponds!FreeBSD.ORG!gibbs, ponds!FreeBSD.ORG!hackers Content-Type: text Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > > have you tried to update the aic7xxx.seq (microcode) to the latest version ? > > > There is one dated 4/4/97 (tonight!) I havent tried it yet. > > > > Still the same problems, after some time error: > > same here with the ahc stuff updated to 4/4/97. I am wondering, if > the driver (possibly the microcode given the symptoms) has been > broken after 2.1(.7), is there a way to backup to 2.1.7 just the > microcode so as to have a more reliable 2.2 w/ahc in the meantime. > > Luigi Well - unfortunately, 2.1.7 appears to have the same problems. I reported them originally during the post 2.1.6; but before 2.1.6.1 (at that time, called 2.1-STABLE). Although my aha2940 would sometimes lock up, it wasn't nearly as delicate in 2.1.6. So, if you want to "back up" - that's where I suggest going back to.. - Dave Rivers -