From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alexander Jolk Subject: LSI MegaRAID SATA 300-X8 problems Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:15:01 +0200 Message-ID: <42A5F235.6000300@buf.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail.buf.fr ([195.68.52.65]:24287 "EHLO mail.buf.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261960AbVFGTPE (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Jun 2005 15:15:04 -0400 Received: from srv1.pantin.buf.fr (srv1.pantin.buf.fr [172.21.0.241]) by mail.buf.fr (8.12.3/8.12.3/Debian-7.1) with ESMTP id j57JExdf019880 for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:14:59 +0200 Received: from [172.21.0.11] (alexj@admin2.pantin.buf.fr [172.21.0.11]) by srv1.pantin.buf.fr (8.13.1/8.13.1/Debian-20) with ESMTP id j57JF2Wx017863 for ; Tue, 7 Jun 2005 21:15:02 +0200 Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Hi, I'm trying to get an LSI MegaRAID SATA 300-X8 controller to work on a Debian/sarge system with kernel 2.6.11-9-em64t-p4-smp from unstable. The megaraid_mbox module is loaded and seems to identify the controller, but whenever I try to access the disk, I get SCSI errors, the controller alarm goes off, and upon inspection in the BIOS, the first SATA disc is marked `FAILED'. Reconfiguring the RAID lets me restart the whole process. Simple question: am I doing something stupid, or else are there known problems, or should this normally work? Pointers to docs would be very welcome, I've googled around quite a while but cannot seem to find relevant info. Alex Kernel messages follow: Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: megaraid cmm: 2.20.2.5 (Release Date: Fri Jan 21 00:01:03 EST 2005) Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: megaraid: 2.20.4.5 (Release Date: Thu Feb 03 12:27:22 EST 2005) Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: megaraid: probe new device 0x1000:0x0409:0x1000:0x3008: bus 4:slot 14:func 0 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04:0e.0[C] -> GSI 24 (level, low) -> IRQ 24 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: megaraid: fw version:[813F] bios version:[H425] Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: scsi4 : LSI Logic MegaRAID driver Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: scsi[4]: scanning scsi channel 0 [Phy 0] for non-raid devices Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: scsi[4]: scanning scsi channel 1 [virtual] for logical drives Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Vendor: MegaRAID Model: LD 0 RAID0 469G Rev: 813F Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: SCSI device sdb: 960933888 512-byte hdwr sectors (491998 MB) Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Losing some ticks... checking if CPU frequency changed. Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdb: asking for cache data failed Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdb: assuming drive cache: write through Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: SCSI device sdb: 960933888 512-byte hdwr sectors (491998 MB) Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdb: asking for cache data failed Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdb: assuming drive cache: write through Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: /dev/scsi/host4/bus1/target0/lun0: unknown partition table Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi4, channel 1, id 0, lun 0 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: megaraid: probe new device 0x1000:0x0409:0x1000:0x3008: bus 5:slot 14:func 0 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:05:0e.0[C] -> GSI 28 (level, low) -> IRQ 28 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: megaraid: fw version:[813F] bios version:[H425] Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: scsi5 : LSI Logic MegaRAID driver Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: scsi[5]: scanning scsi channel 0 [Phy 0] for non-raid devices Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: scsi[5]: scanning scsi channel 1 [virtual] for logical drives Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Vendor: MegaRAID Model: LD 0 RAID0 469G Rev: 813F Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: SCSI device sdc: 960933888 512-byte hdwr sectors (491998 MB) Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdc: asking for cache data failed Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: SCSI device sdc: 960933888 512-byte hdwr sectors (491998 MB) Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdc: asking for cache data failed Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: sdc: assuming drive cache: write through Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: /dev/scsi/host5/bus1/target0/lun0: unknown partition table Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: Attached scsi disk sdc at scsi5, channel 1, id 0, lun 0 Jun 7 19:25:24 player2k kernel: e1000: eth0: e1000_watchdog: NIC Link is Up 100 Mbps Full Duplex Jun 7 19:25:28 player2k kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 10 Jun 7 19:25:28 player2k kernel: Disabled Privacy Extensions on device ffffffff8038f300(lo) Jun 7 19:25:28 player2k kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver Jun 7 19:25:30 player2k kernel: XFree86: vm86 mode not supported on 64 bit kernel Jun 7 19:25:39 player2k kernel: eth0: no IPv6 routers present Jun 7 19:27:17 player2k kernel: md: md driver 0.90.1 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27 Jun 7 19:27:27 player2k kernel: SCSI error : <4 1 0 0> return code = 0x40001 Jun 7 19:27:27 player2k kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0 Jun 7 19:27:27 player2k kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0 Jun 7 19:27:27 player2k kernel: SCSI error : <4 1 0 0> return code = 0x40001 Jun 7 19:27:27 player2k kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 8 Jun 7 19:27:27 player2k kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 1 [many more of these...] -- Alexander Jolk * BUF Compagnie * alexj@buf.com Tel +33-1 42 68 18 28 * Fax +33-1 42 68 18 29