Re: 2.6.12-rc3 won't boot from aic7899

[Mogens Valentin <monz@danbbs.dk>]

K.R. Foley wrote:

 > James Bottomley wrote:
 >
 >>
 >>> 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:         <Adaptec aic7899 Ultra160 
SCSI adapter>
 >>> 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.
 >>
 > Sorry I missed this before. The reason it is doing this is because 
this drive is connected using an adapter that converts an LC/LV (is this 
correct, off the top of my head) interface into a standard SCSI (narrow) 
interface. Could this be HELPING me here?


Probably the opposite, but thats what you meant anyway, right :-

I saw this on two Intel 440LX dual pIII 500/550 mobos, a bit different 
in age and scsi composition.
I didn't install on either, but neither mobos wouldn't recognize _any_ 
disks to better than 20MB/s, if at all, using some unnamed converter.
Same disks (IBM 18G DDYS 10K + 9G DNES 7200) worked just fine with same 
converter and a 29160 controller.


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Kind regards,
Mogens Valentin