Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:16:50 -0700 From: "Kelsey Womack" <mrp@sedona.net> To: <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Dave Hayes" <dave@jetcafe.org> Subject: Re: Adaptec 29160 and 4.1/4.1.1 Message-ID: <000f01c0397b$06ce2df0$020a0a0a@cx414341c> References: <200010190307.UAA25665@hokkshideh.jetcafe.org>
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Dave,
We retired our 29160's and replaced them with 39160's, however, I see you are using IBM drives... with the 39160's, we have no probs, however, there are minor probs with the scsi bus being resat every now and then under heavy load... you might want to contact IBM for updated firmware. Have fun getting ahold of it tho, if you go more than 3 days after talking with them and not getting your drivers, i'll send you the email of the person i have beenc ommunicating with whom seems to care and gets things done.
-Kelsey
Kelsey Womack
Systems and Network Administrator
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Hayes" <dave@jetcafe.org>
To: <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 8:07 PM
Subject: Adaptec 29160 and 4.1/4.1.1
> I have spent a fair amount of time trying to use this card. I am still
> experiencing problems and I thought I would relay my experiences in
> the possible hope of getting someone more knowledgable than me to tell
> me how to proceed with this card.
>
> The motherboard I used was a ASUS P3V4X (using the VIA APOLLO 133 4X
> chipset I believe). On the adaptec 29160 was a 9GB 10K IBM LVD drive.
>
> I tried to initially boot using 4.1.1 floppies. Everything appeared
> to install ok, but when I tried to boot off the freshly installed disk
> it came back with:
>
> F1 FreeBSD
>
> Default: F1
>
> and then proceeded to beep everytime I hit <enter> (or if it times out
> to boot anyway).
>
> I rebooted using floppy and checked the FDISK screen. The slice was
> tagged as bootable even though I had tagged it this way earlier upon
> initial install. I retagged it as bootable and attempted to
> reboot. Same result as above.
>
> Next, I tried the install process from the 4.1 CD. Same result as
> above. I popped in a trusty old adaptec 2940UW, and retried the
> install. This time it worked flawlessly. So, armed with a bootable
> SCSI disk, I then placed the drive on a 29160 and tried to boot
> it. This did not work, same symptoms as before.
>
> I scanned the archives for some time reading up on what others had
> experienced. I tried:
>
> -Every sensical combination of configuration options on the card
> -Turning off the BIOS of the 29160
> -Using the slower SCSI bus
> -Slowing down the disk transfer rate.
>
> None of these worked.
>
> Does anyone here recognize any of these symptoms and know of a fix or
> something else to try? I really hate being told "29160s are the best
> you can get and they don't make 2940s anymore" and then not being able
> to get it to work with my favorite OS.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
> ------
> Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org
> >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<<
>
> Enjoyment is not a goal,
> it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity
>
>
>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We retired our 29160's and
replaced them with 39160's, however, I see you are using IBM drives... with the
39160's, we have no probs, however, there are minor probs with the scsi bus
being resat every now and then under heavy load... you might want to contact IBM
for updated firmware. Have fun getting ahold of it tho, if you
go more than 3 days after talking with them and not getting your drivers,
i'll send you the email of the person i have beenc ommunicating with whom seems
to care and gets things done.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> -Kelsey</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kelsey Womack</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Systems and Network Administrator</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Dave Hayes" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:dave@jetcafe.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>dave@jetcafe.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 8:07
PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Adaptec 29160 and
4.1/4.1.1</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> I have spent a fair amount of time
trying to use this card. I am still <BR>> experiencing problems and I thought
I would relay my experiences in<BR>> the possible hope of getting someone
more knowledgable than me to tell <BR>> me how to proceed with this card.
<BR>> <BR>> The motherboard I used was a ASUS P3V4X (using the VIA APOLLO
133 4X<BR>> chipset I believe). On the adaptec 29160 was a 9GB 10K IBM LVD
drive.<BR>> <BR>> I tried to initially boot using 4.1.1 floppies.
Everything appeared<BR>> to install ok, but when I tried to boot off the
freshly installed disk<BR>> it came back with:<BR>> <BR>>
F1 FreeBSD<BR>> <BR>> Default: F1<BR>> <BR>> and then
proceeded to beep everytime I hit <enter> (or if it times out <BR>> to
boot anyway). <BR>> <BR>> I rebooted using floppy and checked the FDISK
screen. The slice was<BR>> tagged as bootable even though I had tagged it
this way earlier upon<BR>> initial install. I retagged it as bootable and
attempted to<BR>> reboot. Same result as above.<BR>> <BR>> Next, I
tried the install process from the 4.1 CD. Same result as<BR>> above. I
popped in a trusty old adaptec 2940UW, and retried the<BR>> install. This
time it worked flawlessly. So, armed with a bootable<BR>> SCSI disk, I then
placed the drive on a 29160 and tried to boot<BR>> it. This did not work,
same symptoms as before.<BR>> <BR>> I scanned the archives for some time
reading up on what others had<BR>> experienced. I tried:<BR>> <BR>>
-Every sensical combination of configuration options on the
card<BR>> -Turning off the BIOS of the 29160 <BR>>
-Using the slower SCSI bus<BR>> -Slowing down the
disk transfer rate.<BR>> <BR>> None of these worked.<BR>> <BR>> Does
anyone here recognize any of these symptoms and know of a fix or<BR>>
something else to try? I really hate being told "29160s are the best<BR>> you
can get and they don't make 2940s anymore" and then not being able <BR>> to
get it to work with my favorite OS. <BR>> <BR>> Thanks in advance for any
assistance.<BR>> ------<BR>> Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA -
</FONT><A href="mailto:dave@jetcafe.org"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>dave@jetcafe.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> <BR>> >>>
The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<<<BR>> <BR>>
Enjoyment is not a goal,<BR>> it
is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity<BR>> <BR>>
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href="mailto:majordomo@FreeBSD.org"><FONT face=Arial
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