Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 15:20:42 -0800 (PST) From: Nicole Harrington <nicole@nmhtech.com> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weird SCSI problem Message-ID: <XFMail.990327152042.nicole@nmhtech.com> In-Reply-To: <4102.922572894@verdi.nethelp.no>
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On 27-Mar-99 My Secret Spies Reported That sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: >> I have a weird problem with a new system running 3.1 as described below. >> The >> problem is that apon bootup, it will hang at "waiting 15 seconds for SCSI >> devices to settle" >> This will happen with a boot floppy or with the OS installed (if I try >> enough >> it will work) and it mostly happens when I have increased the memory from >> 128 >> Megs to 384Megs (3X128 Dimms) >> Funny thing is it seems that if I want to install I can usually get it to >> work with only 128Megs of memory, and after I rebuild a kernel with MAXMEM >> 384 >> Megs it will boot 60% of the time with the full amt of memory. >> >> The light on the SCSI card will go full bright after the 15 second countdown >> and sit there forever. > > If the systems boots okay from a hard reset, but (sometimes) hangs > when booted with "shutdown -r", you've hit a known problem. There's > been quite a bit of discussion about this on the freebsd-scsi list; > search for "Boot-time scsi probe problem" in the list archives. > > A possible patch has been published. See the enclosed message for info. > Great, Thanks I will try it. However it doesn't really care if it is a reset, a shutdown or a cold boot :< But maybe this will work anyway. Nicole > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@plutotech.com> > Message-Id: <199903222252.PAA69062@panzer.plutotech.com> > Subject: Re: Boot-time scsi probe problem > To: bsdscsi@shadows.aeon.net (mika ruohotie) > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:52:14 -0700 (MST) > Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG > > mika ruohotie wrote... >> > Justin has reproduced the problem (with a lot of help from Tor Egge) and >> > has a PCI bus trace showing the problem. >> > >> > He said that there may be a bug in the 7890 that causes it to hang in >> > certain circumstances; he has mailed Adaptec asking for information. >> > >> > Since he's not in town at the moment, I wouldn't expect any response from >> > him on this for a few days. >> >> question, what is the status for this now? >> >> any patches i could try? i mean, like, i'm ready to try anything >> at the moment, but linux, to solve this thing... > > Tor Egge came up with a work-around that seems to solve the problem most of > the time. It isn't a fix. As far as I know, Justin has not heard back > from Adaptec yet. > > Justin said that he is planning on checking in Tor's work-around until he > can get a real fix. He said he would try to check it in later on tonight, > but that may or may not happen, since he is busy. > >> i have several machines i can use for testing. so far i've twiddled >> with timings and stuff, the code is from last week, but as far as i >> can tell (i read "all" the major lists including cvs-all) nothing >> has been committed into the tree... > > Well, here's Tor's patch. I don't think he'll mind if I give it out: > > http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~ken/tor.adaptec_patch.031799 > > I upgraded a number of machines this weekend, and I had the same hang > problem on a system with an onboard 7890. I fixed it with the above patch. > > Send some mail to the list once you try the patch and let people know > whether it works for you or not. > > Ken > -- > Kenneth Merry > ken@plutotech.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message |\ __ /| (`\ | o_o |__ ) ) // \\ nicole@nmhtech.com | http://www.webweaver.net/ webmistress@dangermouse.org | http://www.dangermouse.org -------------------------(((---(((----------------------- - Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD - - Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman - - I'm not ADD - I'm just Multithreaded - - Microsoft: What bug would you like today? - ---------------------------------------------------------- SYSADMIN(1) Sysadmin is the keeper of all things computer, is generally harangued, must be supplied with caffeine, chocolate, and sushi in order to function properly, cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, and must not be allowed to have a life. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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