Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:18:29 +0100 From: Richard Smith <richard@jezebel.demon.co.uk> To: vallo@matti.ee Cc: Questions FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ncr0: timeout ccb=0xf0533400 (skip) Message-ID: <363057F5.6CA56B9F@jezebel.demon.co.uk> References: <362E0461.E5974820@jezebel.demon.co.uk> <19981022095311.A2393@matti.ee>
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Vallo Kallaste wrote: > > Richard Smith <richard@jezebel.demon.co.uk> wrote: > > > I've been running a symbios logic scsi controller with the following > > stats: > > > > symbios logic v4.0 pci scsi bios pci rev 2.0,2.1 pci-4.03.00 > > 53c875 fast20 wide scsi > > > > However, the system keeps falling over with a ncr0: timeout (different > > ccb value each time), and needs a power cycle to reboot. Usually falling > > over again during the first fsck attempt, requiring a second power cycle > > before I can login again. > > *** > > I don't know where the problem is. I have got the rid by upgrading my > drives firmware and adapter firmware too. What's interesting that you > have same adapter firmware ( pci-4.03.00 ) which caused troubles to > me. Fact is that the errors I got aren't caused by flakey cables or > smthg. similar - all is same and I haven't got any errors since > upgrading. I can also note that replacing the ncr controller with an > adaptec one helped in the same way. Same cables, same drives and no > firmware updates either, but no errors somewhere. > > Vallo Kallaste > vallo@matti.ee Thanks for the note. I've upgraded the controller bios to 4.11, can't find an upgrade route for the drive though. Problem remains :-( Current plan is to try 3.0R as soon as the CDs are available, and failing that, change the controller to an Adaptec thingy-UW. -- Richard Smith Assistant Chief Engineer TRL Technology Limited To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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