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From: Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org>
Subject: Re: more aic7xxx boot failure
Date: 24 Oct 2002 16:20:38 -0700
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To: Hanna Linder <hannal@us.ibm.com>
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Hanna Linder <hannal@us.ibm.com> writes:

> --On Thursday, October 24, 2002 15:46:56 -0700 Philippe Troin <phil@fifi.org> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Have you tried booting with "noapic"?
> 
> 	Just did, That solves the problem too.
> 
>  
> > What error do you get on boot?
> 
> a kernel panic and scsi_abort error 0x2 (from what
> I remember flying by)
> 
> Would have to hookup with a serial cable to get all
> the data. Here is what I can see on the screen:
> 
> LASTPHASE = 0x1, SCSISIGI = 0x0, SXFRCTL0 = 0x0
> SSTAT0 = 0x0, SSTAT1 = 0x8
> STACK == 0x17, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0
> SCB count = 4
> Kernel NEXQSCB = 3
> Card NEXTQSCB = 0
> QINFIFO entries: 3 2
> a list of Waiting Queue entries 
> and a list of Disconnected Queue entries.
> QUOTFIFI entries:
> Sequencer Free SCB List: 0 to 31
> Pending list: 2
> Kernel Free SCB list: 1 0
> Untagged Q(0): 2
> DevQ(0:0:0):0 waiting
> qinpos = 0, SCB index = 3
> Kernel panic: Loop 1

Had the same problem.

Booted noapic, problem solved...

Now, if the driver could be fixed, that would be nicer...

Phil.