Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 15:06:23 -0500 From: Doug Ledford <dledford@dialnet.net> To: "Steven A. Falco" <sfalco@lucent.com> Cc: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>, LMP-Core Mailing List <lmp-core@lists.fdt.net>, Hubert Mantel <mantel@suse.de>, Linux-SMP Mailing List <linux-smp@vger.rutgers.edu>, Linux SCSI Mailing List <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu> Subject: Re: Trouble with (aic7xxx)5.0.19 driver on Linux Message-ID: <359BE83F.CD284B6B@dialnet.net> References: <359B8104.FBA6DE67@lucent.com>
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Steven A. Falco wrote:
>
> Hi - I am new to the list. I have an AHA-2940UW (bios 1.23) which is a
> little over a year old. I recently upgraded to RedHat Linux 5.1, which
> uses aic7xxx driver version 5.0.13. This version works fine for me,
> detecting my UW disk (id 0), CDROM (id5), and DAT drive (id 6). All
> devices function perfectly.
>
> RedHat has released a new kernel rpm, which includes aic7xxx driver
> version 5.0.19. This version doesn't work for me - the error message I
> get mentions a "Parity error during phase" but it goes by a bit too
> quickly to copy down exactly. No log file either 'cause it can't get to
> the disk :-(.
I've been exceedingly quite lately. The reason is simple. I've
End-Of-Lifed the 5.0.x driver series at this point. I'm currently working
on the 5.1.0 driver, and expect to have the first release out by the end of
this weekend (fingers crossed). The 5.0.x driver was in need of a
sequencer<->kernel audit, and since it needed a new sequencer to support U2W
devices, it would have been a waste of time. So, the decision was made to
go on forward to the 5.1.0 driver and resolve any problems there instead of
continuing to beat a dead horse that didn't have U2W support.
There are negotiation problems with ***every single 5.0.x driver version I
ever released***. Find one that works best for you, and stick with it. In
general, the later the version, the more likely it is that it will have
fewer (or no) other bugs besides the negotiation issues. When the 5.1.0
driver is released, I would encourage people to upgrade since it will be
supported, where as the 5.0.x series is going away.
If you've emailed me and I haven't answered, it's because I've been working
on this stuff and my regular job (which was hectic once I got back from
Linux-Expo unfortunately). Please don't send me a bunch more "When is U2W
support going to be ready" questions, I think I have somewhere around 200 of
those sitting in my Inbox already. Watch these mailing lists, or watch the
ftp.dialnet.net site. When it's ready, an announcement will be made and the
files will automagically appear on the ftp site.
--
Doug Ledford <dledford@dialnet.net>
Opinions expressed are my own, but
they should be everybody's.
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