Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:21:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Doane <adoane@puffer.quadrunner.com> To: syssgm@detir.qld.gov.au (Stephen McKay) Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, syssgm@detir.qld.gov.au Subject: Re: Can I rescue this 2940UW? Message-ID: <199908211621.JAA18898@puffer.quadrunner.com> In-Reply-To: <199908211612.CAA10348@nymph.detir.qld.gov.au> from Stephen McKay at "Aug 22, 1999 02:12:40 am"
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> I've been given a "dead" 2940UW. In this case "dead" means that someone > flashed the wrong bios on it, and it no longer works in Windoze. I've > confirmed that Windoze locks solid if this card is present. > > But... it looks at least half alive. It is seen as a PCI device by the > BIOS, it announces itself (claiming to be bios v1.34.3 if that helps), and > the ^A setup thingy works. But after that it says "Host Adapter Configuration > Error" and doesn't probe any devices or attach its bit of BIOS. > > FreeBSD 3.2-R recognises the card (aic7880) and probes all the devices. It > even gets all the speeds and stuff right. Sadly, it doesn't fully work. > > When I try to access data I get a panic: sequencer parity error. > > So, do I have any chance? Would it help to get more precise error messages? > By the way, it has a sticker on it: AHA-2940UW/GATEWAY > > Stephen. Try to flash it with a proper BIOS. If that doesn't work try to send it in for warrenty repair - but you'll have to send it to Gateway, not Adaptec (isn't OEM fun?). -Andrew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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