Re: aic79xx problems

[stefan@mdy.univie.ac.at (Stefan Boresch)]

Thank you for both your replies.

On Thu, Sep 20, 2007 at 09:15:51AM -0500, James Bottomley wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-09-20 at 15:04 +0200, Stefan Boresch wrote:
> > I could live with all this if kernels 2.6.2x I have tried would not
> > simply crash.  When the aic79xx module loads, I get again endless
> > 
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dump Card State Begins <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > 
> > listings, but the warnings / error messages get more and more severe
> > until the system hangs.
> 
> 
> This shouldn't be happening; we should get the same behaviour as the old
> kernels (lots of scary warnings and problems but then turn off wide and
> continue on).  Investigating this, unfortunately, is going to be a real
> pain.  However, I think I can cut a cable to simulate your problem.
> 
> 

I guess I'll "attack" the hardware angle by harassing the vendor (who
so far was completely "sure" that it "must" be a driver issue). My
problem is that this SCSI only system is really a "stray dog" in my
zoo, so I have no replacement cables / parts whatsoever, i.e., it will
take a while for them to get these to me.

So, since I seem to have a slightly broken machine at hand, let me
know whether I can try/test anything to fix the issues the newer
kernels might have.

In any case, already many thanks for your quick reply!

Stefan

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