Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 10:07:28 -0500 From: Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com> To: Stephane <dtstb@vdp.fr> Cc: AIC7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: machine hang ! Message-ID: <36C1A0AF.295457B7@redhat.com> References: <199902101501410770.7221B65A@mail.vdp.fr>
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Stephane wrote:
>
> Hi, (sorry for my very bad english)
>
> I just recevied my new DELL PowerEdge 6300/400
>
> Bi PII Xeon 400
> 512 Mb
> PCI 32/64 Bits (No ISA/EISA/...)
> 2 x AIC7890 (On Board Primary SCSI A & B)
> 1 x AIC7860 (On Board Secondary SCSI)
>
> 1) All controllers enables
> I boot with a rescue Linux disk
> $> insmod aic7xxx
> Result: The screen go blanck (no video signal)
> and the machine is freezed.
>
> 2) All controllers enables
> I boot with a Linux kernel 2.2.1 SCSI-Driver 5.1.11
> (builded with make bzdisk)
> Result: Same as 1)
>
> 3) Secondary controller disabled (7860)
> Result: Same as 1)
>
> 3) All primary controllers disabled (7890)
> Result: Things go well ! The driver detect
> the controller and discover the
> cd-rom pluged on it. The system
> do not crash.
>
> I'm afraid !! What can I do ?
insmod aic7xxx aic7xxx=no_probe
That command line will solve your problem. It disables the EISA/VLB probe and
the chipset in use in the 6300 machines requires that those be disabled in
order to be reliable (aka, not to black-screen).
--
Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com>
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they should be everybody's.
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