Re: aic7xxx errors with 2.4.8-ac7 on 440gx mobo

Cliff Albert
2001-08-20T21:09:30Z

> > > >I'm getting similair errors on 2.4.8-ac7 on my P2B-S motherboard using
> > > >the NEW AIC7xxx driver, the old isn't experiencing these problems. Further
> > > >i've been getting these errors since 2.4.3.
> > > >
> > > >> booting with append="noapic", gives the same errors
> > >
> > > Can you send me the full messages when you boot with "aic7xxx=verbose"?
> > > That should help indicate the source of your problems. I also
> > > need to see the devices that are attached to the bus, so a full dmesg
> > > from a successful boot with the old driver would be helpful.
> >
> > Well booting is successful on my board, but the same errors that almost
> > everyone is getting are the same i'm getting. I just turned on verbose.
> >
> > Most debugging info i already send to the linux-kernel mailinglist, i'll
> > forward it on to you. The verbose info will be send also in about a few
> > hours.
>
> And here they are, the dmesg is my bootup dmesg with the devices drivers
> and stuff, and the second dmesg is the actual errors (verbose turned on)

Some more research pointed out that the errors/lock of the scsi bus always
appears about 20 seconds after kernel load when i cold boot the machine.
With a warm boot the machine gives these errors/lock at random times.

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