2001-10-11 14:06:26

by Cristian CONSTANTIN

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Subject: scsi/hdd problem...

hi!

scsi gurus please help! today my kernel barked like:

Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code sleeping
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Abort Tag Message Sent
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): SCB 116 - Abort Tag Completed.
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery SCB completes
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code awake
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: aic7xxx_abort returns 8194
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Attempting to queue an ABORT message
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Queuing a recovery SCB
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Device is disconnected, re-queuing SCB
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code sleeping
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Abort Tag Message Sent
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): SCB 107 - Abort Tag Completed.
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery SCB completes
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code awake
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: aic7xxx_abort returns 8194
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Attempting to queue an ABORT message
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Queuing a recovery SCB
Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Device is disconnected, re-queuing SCB

and the machine froze for a couple of minutes. in short I have
a Tyan motherbaord with Athlon SMP support and ADAPTEC SCSI onboard,
kernel version :

2.4.10-xfs #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 09:44:28 CEST 2001 i686 unknown

I attach some more descriptive dumps of my config from kern.log.
(pls. don't tell me my hdd is broken; this would be the third
one I change in only ONE month)

thanx in advance!
bye now!
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2001-10-11 14:32:58

by Cliff Albert

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Subject: Re: scsi/hdd problem...

On Thu, Oct 11, 2001 at 04:06:28PM +0200, Cristian CONSTANTIN wrote:

Same problem appeared here, seems to be a faulty firmware of my Quantum drive. As you have a IBM drive look for firmware upgrades, maybe it helps :) Also try a boot with aic7xxx=verbose as a kernel-parameter.


> scsi gurus please help! today my kernel barked like:
>
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code sleeping
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Abort Tag Message Sent
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): SCB 116 - Abort Tag Completed.
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery SCB completes
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code awake
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: aic7xxx_abort returns 8194
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Attempting to queue an ABORT message
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Queuing a recovery SCB
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Device is disconnected, re-queuing SCB
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code sleeping
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Abort Tag Message Sent
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): SCB 107 - Abort Tag Completed.
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery SCB completes
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: Recovery code awake
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: aic7xxx_abort returns 8194
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Attempting to queue an ABORT message
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: (scsi0:A:3:0): Queuing a recovery SCB
> Oct 11 15:05:07 terix kernel: scsi0:0:3:0: Device is disconnected, re-queuing SCB
>
> and the machine froze for a couple of minutes. in short I have
> a Tyan motherbaord with Athlon SMP support and ADAPTEC SCSI onboard,
> kernel version :
>
> 2.4.10-xfs #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 09:44:28 CEST 2001 i686 unknown

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