Re: Adaptec 29320LPE errors on boot

["Rodrigo Severo" <rodrigo@fabricadeideias.com>]

On 3/5/08, Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 01:52:50PM -0300, Rodrigo Severo wrote:
>  > I changed the following values on  29320LPE from the previous default ones:
>  >
>  > Sync Transfer Rate: 160
>
>
> Ah, you've been fooled by SCSI terminology.

I don't think so.

>  U160 is 80 million
>  transfers per second,

Yes I know.

>  but each transfer is 16-bit wide,

Also know that.

>  so they call it
>  U160.

Yes I know that too.

I changed the Sync Transfer Rate from the 29320LPE default 320
MB/Second to it's second option: 160 MB/Second.

>  Can you try turning that down to 80 (and just for fun, if that
>  fails, can you try 40?)

Just for fun, I did. I tried 40 MB/Second. It took some more time
(around 30 extra seconds) but then I got the same error messages.


Rodrigo Severo

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