Re: Linux aic7xxx driver doesn't see my tape drive

["Kevin J. Cummings" <cummings@kjchome.homeip.net>]

Keith Morse wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Apr 2004, Kevin J. Cummings wrote:
>>Can someone please explain why my Adaptec 2940U Ultra Wide SCSI 
>>controller (AutoSCSI in the controller BIOS) shows me that my Archive 
>>Python DAT tape drive is on Channel 0, id 3, but when I boot RedHat's 
>>linux-2.4.20-28.9, the aic7xxx module only sees my disk drive on channel 
>>0, id 6?  Yes, both devices are plugged into the narrow bus, and auto 
>>termination is configured on the controller, and the devices are in the 
>>same order as before (see below).
> 
> 
> Please post the output of lspci.

OK, here it is:

> 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01e0 (rev c1)
> 00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01eb (rev c1)
> 00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01ee (rev c1)
> 00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01ed (rev c1)
> 00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01ec (rev c1)
> 00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01ef (rev c1)
> 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge (rev a4)
> 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) (rev a2)
> 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
> 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
> 00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
> 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
> 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) (rev a1)
> 00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 006c (rev a3)
> 00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2)
> 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev c1)
> 01:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
> 01:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940U/UW/D / AIC-7881U
> 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2)

>>This used to work fine on my BusLogic BT-948 controller [which I had to 
>>stop using on my new motherboard (because the ABIT AF7 motherboard won't 
>>finish POST with the BusLogic BT-948 controller plugged into a PCI 
>>slot.....)]

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Kevin J. Cummings
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