From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alexander Jolk Subject: Re: LSI MegaRAID SATA 300-X8 problems Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 17:26:14 +0200 Message-ID: <42A85F96.5080608@buf.fr> References: <42A5F235.6000300@buf.fr> <42A601E0.8090404@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]:5523 "EHLO mail.buf.fr") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261916AbVFIP0V (ORCPT ); Thu, 9 Jun 2005 11:26:21 -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 j59FQEdf026443 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 17:26:14 +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 j59FQHd2028527 for ; Thu, 9 Jun 2005 17:26:17 +0200 In-Reply-To: <42A601E0.8090404@buf.fr> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Alexander Jolk wrote: > Alexander Jolk wrote: > >> 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. > > > Following up to myself, I compiled my own kernel 2.6.11.11 and things > appear to work so far. Known problem that has been fixed, or worth > investigating? Any pointers, anybody? While things are working a little better, I still get a complete RAID crash every once in a while (a few hours of use, typically). Since I have got no reaction so far, is more information needed, or should I take my questions somewhere else? Where? Alex -- Alexander Jolk * BUF Compagnie * alexj@buf.com Tel +33-1 42 68 18 28 * Fax +33-1 42 68 18 29