From owner-freebsd-scsi Wed Oct 18 20:16:18 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mail.rdc1.az.home.com (ha1.rdc1.az.home.com [24.1.240.66]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 15C5737B4E5 for ; Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:16:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cx414341c ([24.177.148.196]) by mail.rdc1.az.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <20001019031608.BCSW18271.mail.rdc1.az.home.com@cx414341c>; Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:16:08 -0700 Message-ID: <000f01c0397b$06ce2df0$020a0a0a@cx414341c> From: "Kelsey Womack" To: , "Dave Hayes" References: <200010190307.UAA25665@hokkshideh.jetcafe.org> Subject: Re: Adaptec 29160 and 4.1/4.1.1 Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 20:16:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C03940.59996850" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C03940.59996850 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 -----=20 From: "Dave Hayes" To: 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.=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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: >=20 > F1 FreeBSD >=20 > Default: F1 >=20 > and then proceeded to beep everytime I hit (or if it times out = > to boot anyway).=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > I scanned the archives for some time reading up on what others had > experienced. I tried: >=20 > -Every sensical combination of configuration options on the card > -Turning off the BIOS of the 29160=20 > -Using the slower SCSI bus > -Slowing down the disk transfer rate. >=20 > None of these worked. >=20 > 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.=20 >=20 > Thanks in advance for any assistance. > ------ > Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org=20 > >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< >=20 > Enjoyment is not a goal, > it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C03940.59996850 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dave,
 
    We retired our = 29160's and=20 replaced them with 39160's, however, I see you are using IBM drives... = with the=20 39160's, we have no probs, however, there are minor probs with the scsi = bus=20 being resat every now and then under heavy load... you might want to = contact IBM=20 for updated firmware.  Have fun getting ahold of it tho, if you=20 go more than 3 days after talking with them and not getting your = drivers,=20 i'll send you the email of the person i have beenc ommunicating with = whom seems=20 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=20 PM
Subject: Adaptec 29160 and=20 4.1/4.1.1

> I have spent a fair = amount of time=20 trying to use this card. I am still
> experiencing problems and I = thought=20 I would relay my experiences in
> the possible hope of getting = someone=20 more knowledgable than me to tell
> me how to proceed with this = card.=20
>
> The motherboard I used was a ASUS P3V4X (using the VIA = APOLLO=20 133 4X
> chipset I believe). On the adaptec 29160 was a 9GB 10K = IBM LVD=20 drive.
>
> I tried to initially boot using 4.1.1 = floppies. =20 Everything appeared
> to install ok, but when I tried to boot off = the=20 freshly installed disk
> it came back with:
>
>=20 F1   FreeBSD
>
> Default: F1
>
> and = then=20 proceeded to beep everytime I hit <enter> (or if it times out =
> to=20 boot anyway).
>
> I rebooted using floppy and checked the = FDISK=20 screen. The slice was
> tagged as bootable even though I had = tagged it=20 this way earlier upon
> initial install. I retagged it as bootable = and=20 attempted to
> reboot. Same result as above.
>
> = Next, I=20 tried the install process from the 4.1 CD. Same result as
> above. = I=20 popped in a trusty old adaptec 2940UW, and retried the
> install. = This=20 time it worked flawlessly. So, armed with a bootable
> SCSI disk, = I then=20 placed the drive on a 29160 and tried to boot
> it. This did not = work,=20 same symptoms as before.
>
> I scanned the archives for = some time=20 reading up on what others had
> experienced. I tried:
> =
>=20    -Every sensical combination of configuration options on the = card
>    -Turning off the BIOS of the 29160
>=20    -Using the slower SCSI bus
>    -Slowing = down the=20 disk transfer rate.
>
> None of these worked.
> =
> Does=20 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=20 can get and they don't make 2940s anymore" and then not being able =
> to=20 get it to work with my favorite OS.
>
> Thanks in advance = for any=20 assistance.
> ------
> Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena = CA, USA -=20 dave@jetcafe.org =
> >>>=20 The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<<
> =
>=20    Enjoyment is not a goal,
> =       it=20 is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity
> =
>=20
>
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
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