Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 11:00:02 -0700 (PDT) From: DNS Administrator <dnsadmin@aeonflux.net> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/11681: Adaptec 2940 UW SCSI Controller BIOS 1.34.3 wont work under 3.1R Message-ID: <199905131800.LAA42148@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/11681; it has been noted by GNATS. From: DNS Administrator <dnsadmin@aeonflux.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Cc: Subject: Re: i386/11681: Adaptec 2940 UW SCSI Controller BIOS 1.34.3 wont work under 3.1R Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 13:53:45 -0400 This is right off the Adaptec main chip: AHA-2940UW, 945300-01 E, 9746 This is off the BIOS prom. 589217, r E, 9100, @ 1996, v1.32 The card works just fine in any Novel or Windows system. We upgraded the bios to 1.34.3 in an attempt to make it work. The system NEVER reaches a boot prompt it simply hangs retesting the SCSI bus with/without a drive attached. If you can give me a method to get a dmesg without reaching a prompt. >From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@plutotech.com> > To: dnsadmin@aeonflux.ent > Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: i386/11681: Adaptec 2940 UW SCSI Controller BIOS 1.34.3 wont work under 3.1R > Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 07:13:34 -0600 > > >We run a variety of PC's with the AHA 2940UW controller. ALL systems > >work perfectly as long as we don't use a BIOS revision higher than > >1.26. > > You'll have to be a bit more specific as I have several 2940UW controllers > with BIOS revisions in the 30's and they all work fine. My guess is that > you are encountering an interration between a specific rev of the aic7880 > and the chipset on your motherboard. A dmesg from a boot -v (or possible a > boot -v sent to a serial console so you can capture it all) will give me > a clue about your problem, but I may only be able to help you out if you > can send me a bare bones system (MB, controller, case, powersupply) for a > day or two so I can analyze the problem with a PCI bus analyzer. > > -- > Justin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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