Re: Adaptec 29320LPE errors on boot

Rodrigo Severo
2008-03-05T19:14:11Z

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.