Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 03:58:40 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Lloyd Rennie <lloyd@vbc.net> Cc: scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mylex AcceleRAID-170 32Mb - Help needed with errormsg Message-ID: <200011171158.eAHBweF10907@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:48:12 GMT." <Pine.BSF.4.10.10011171144330.57737-100000@brunel.uk1.vbc.net>
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> > > While I can find this error quite easily in the driver sources, I find no
> > > explanation of what it means (I have no knowledge of how SCSI works, what
> > > a 'slot' is in this context, etc.)
> > >
> > > Can someone shed a little light on this?
> >
> > This looks frighteningly like a new manifestation of a known quirk in the
> > Mylex firmware (see mlxreg.h and the discussion on the size of the
> > command ring). I haven't had any feedback from Mylex on that quirk
> > though.
>
> :/
>
> Couldn't find the discussion in mlxreg.h
Sorry, bottom of mlyreg.h (wrong driver 8).
> > However, the fact that the card was running fine, but is now falling over
> > as soon as you boot leads me to wonder if you aren't having hardware
> > problems. Is the card overheating? Is the DIMM properly inserted? Is
> > the card properly seated?
>
> Yup. Tried different memory too - the error's still present but the
> numbers are different (equally out-of-range though). And it's not
> overheating cos we can leave the thing off overnight and it happens first
> boot in the morning.
Hrm. What firmware are you running?
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