Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261784AbVD1UUi (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:20:38 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262111AbVD1UUi (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:20:38 -0400 Received: from stat16.steeleye.com ([209.192.50.48]:4293 "EHLO hancock.sc.steeleye.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261784AbVD1UU2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:20:28 -0400 Subject: Re: 2.6.12-rc3 won't boot from aic7899 From: James Bottomley To: "K.R. Foley" Cc: linux-kernel , SCSI Mailing List In-Reply-To: <4271413F.70809@cybsft.com> References: <4269C60C.3070700@cybsft.com> <1114716611.5022.6.camel@mulgrave> <4271413F.70809@cybsft.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:20:24 -0700 Message-Id: <1114719624.5022.14.camel@mulgrave> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.4 (2.0.4-4) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1803 Lines: 39 On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 15:02 -0500, K.R. Foley wrote: > I am attaching the relevant part of the successful boot log from > 2.6.12-rc2. I don't have a 2.6.11 boot log handy. I can boot it when I > get home if it will help. I don't know if it is worth mentioning or not, > but I have had to compile in the SCSI drivers since 2.6.12-rc1. Don't > know if it's related to this or not. > > One other note: I spent enough time tracing this to find that the > message "target1:0:0: Beginning Domain Validation" seems to be generated > by code that is in aic79xx_osm. Is this common code or should this code > not be getting executed for aic7899 cards? Actually, the code is in the scsi_transport_spi class. aic79xx still has its own internal domain validation. > I'll be happy to try this when I get home. Thanks ... it may not work; I don't have access to any drives with the problem yours exhibits. > Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: scsi1 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36 > Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: > Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs > Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: > Apr 24 23:23:30 porky kernel: (scsi1:A:0): 20.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 15) > Apr 24 23:23:31 porky kernel: Vendor: SEAGATE Model: SX118273LC Rev: 6679 Yes, that's what I suspected. Here the internal aic7xxx DV has silently configured the drive to be narrow. Probably because of cable damage or something else. James - 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/