Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 08:29:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 08:29:14 -0400 Received: from CPE-203-51-31-60.nsw.bigpond.net.au ([203.51.31.60]:21756 "EHLO e4.eyal.emu.id.au") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 5 Oct 2002 08:29:12 -0400 Message-ID: <3D9EDC65.7C35221F@eyal.emu.id.au> Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002 22:34:45 +1000 From: Eyal Lebedinsky Organization: Eyal at Home X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.8 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.20-pre9 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: list linux-kernel Subject: 2.4.19: sym53c8xx problems Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 4826 Lines: 101 Actually I tried all the drivers for the ASUS SC200, a 53c810 based card that used to work well. I have only a DDS-1 tape connected to it but the drivers just do not cut it. Some refuse to load and others get kernel panics. This gets even stranger. I proceeded to connect the unit to a Compaq Proliant 6000 (four PIII Xeons). It has a 53c875 controller (three channels) and the sym53c8xx is crashing the system if I try to access the tape (it does recognise it just fine when loaded). The newer driver (in sym53c8xx_2) does not get that far, the driver locks up when I modprobe this driver. Here are the boot messages, where the driver seems to OK (this is the original sym53c8xx driver): [BTW, why the final "scsi : 0 hosts left" message?] [I will test again tomorrow, it is a new moon then...] Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 13, function 0 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9, function 0 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9, function 1 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: rev 0x4 on pci bus 0 device 13 function 0 irq 5 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device 9 function 0 irq 5 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device 9 function 1 irq 5 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi0 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi1 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi2 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 28388-XXX Rev: 4.28 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: detaching ... Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: resetting chip Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: detaching ... Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: resetting chip Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: detaching ... Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: resetting chip Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.4.18-ac3ser Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x3bc [PCSPP] Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 13, function 0 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9, function 0 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9, function 1 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: rev 0x4 on pci bus 0 device 13 function 0 irq 5 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device 9 function 0 irq 5 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device 9 function 1 irq 5 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi0 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi1 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi2 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 28388-XXX Rev: 4.28 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: detaching ... Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: resetting chip Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: detaching ... Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: resetting chip Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: detaching ... Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: resetting chip Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi : 0 hosts left. -- Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal@eyal.emu.id.au) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/