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Date:      Wed, 1 Jul 1998 13:55:09 +0200
From:      David Ramahefason <rama@easynet.fr>
To:        shimon@simon-shapiro.org
Cc:        FreeBSD-SCSI@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: DPT Install big problem
Message-ID:  <19980701135509.D19385@easynet.fr>
In-Reply-To: <XFMail.980630233041.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>; from Simon Shapiro on Tue, Jun 30, 1998 at 11:30:41PM -0400
References:  <19980630102804.A3257@easynet.fr> <XFMail.980630233041.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>

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On Tue, Jun 30, 1998 at 11:30:41PM -0400, Simon Shapiro wrote:
> 
> On 30-Jun-98 David Ramahefason wrote:
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > We have a 3334UW plus a 7 slot DPT cabinet with hot plus HD.
> > The dptmgr create all the array without any problem...
> > But when we start to install FreeBSD, the card hangs during
> > the filesystem creation.... with LED 1 on...
> > I've called DPT to have some advice... but the only thing
> > they told me was to lower the xfer rate on the SCSI bios.
> > I've lowered it to 5Mhz.. it didn't change anything.
> > We've tryied to install Redhat, and it worked...
> > Do we have to do special things to have the DPT system
> > working under FreeBSD (which is want we really want)
> 
> LED 1 stuck on means the PCI bus is hung, or the DPT is hung on the bus.
> I need a bit more data:
> 
> Exact kernel configuration and version

It's the generic kernel with all the DPT options enabled (version 2.2.6)

> Motherboard details
It's an ASUS P2B-DS

> DPT firmware and BIOS versions - not the same!
Firmware is 07L0 uhhh the bios... dunno...

> Any kernel messages that show during the hang
mmm... don't remember exactly... I'll mail when I'll have them
> 
> There are some special options to compile for kernels that tax the PCI bus,
> but let's see what you have first.

Don't have any options concerning the PCI bus...
> 
> Simon
> 
> ----------
> 
> 
> Sincerely Yours, 
> 
> Simon Shapiro
> Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG                      Voice:   770.265.7340
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