Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 08:45:41 -0500 From: Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net> To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com> Cc: scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New problem - Adaptec cards with REV E on the sequencer chipset Message-ID: <19980729084541.25400@mcs.net> In-Reply-To: <199807282130.PAA20328@pluto.plutotech.com>; from Justin T. Gibbs on Tue, Jul 28, 1998 at 03:25:00PM -0600 References: <19980728123208.25000@mcs.net> <199807282130.PAA20328@pluto.plutotech.com>
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On Tue, Jul 28, 1998 at 03:25:00PM -0600, Justin T. Gibbs wrote: > >Next silly question - is it possible that some of the other problems that > >I've seen with the adapter wedging like this (both when idle and in data > >phase) were caused by this on other-than-E rev cards? > > The timed-out while idle case simply means that there was no activity on > the bus at the time that the timeout occurred. The card is not "wedged" in > this case. The error implies that for some reason a disconnected target > didn't bother to reconnect. As far as data-phase wedges, I don't think > that this fix will apply to any other chip revision. If you still see > hangs even with the latest code, let me know. > > -- > Justin Ok. My general theory has always been that getting timeouts in the data phase usually indicates a cable or termination problem. I was wondering if that was really the case, or if I perhaps had seen a manifestation of the same problem with earlier revision components. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly / All Lines K56Flex/DOV | NEW! Corporate ISDN Prices dropped by up to 50%! Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no cost To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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