Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 15:20:42 -0800 (PST) From: Nicole Harrington <nicole@nmhtech.com> To: sthaug@nethelp.no Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Weird SCSI problem Message-ID: <XFMail.990327152042.nicole@nmhtech.com> In-Reply-To: <4102.922572894@verdi.nethelp.no>
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On 27-Mar-99 My Secret Spies Reported That sthaug@nethelp.no wrote: >> I have a weird problem with a new system running 3.1 as described below= . >> The >> problem is that apon bootup, it will hang at "waiting 15 seconds for SCS= I >> devices to settle" >> This will happen with a boot floppy or with the OS installed (if I try >> enough >> it will work) and it mostly happens when I have increased the memory fro= m >> 128 >> Megs to 384Megs (3X128 Dimms)=20 >> Funny thing is it seems that if I want to install I can usually get it = to >> work with only 128Megs of memory, and after I rebuild a kernel with MAXM= EM >> 384 >> Megs it will boot 60% of the time with the full amt of memory. >>=20 >> The light on the SCSI card will go full bright after the 15 second count= down >> and sit there forever. >=20 > If the systems boots okay from a hard reset, but (sometimes) hangs > when booted with "shutdown -r", you've hit a known problem. There's > been quite a bit of discussion about this on the freebsd-scsi list; > search for "Boot-time scsi probe problem" in the list archives. >=20 > A possible patch has been published. See the enclosed message for info. >=20 Great, Thanks I will try it. However it doesn't really care if it is a res= et, a shutdown or a cold boot :< But maybe this will work anyway. Nicole > Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > From: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@plutotech.com> > Message-Id: <199903222252.PAA69062@panzer.plutotech.com> > Subject: Re: Boot-time scsi probe problem > To: bsdscsi@shadows.aeon.net (mika ruohotie) > Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 15:52:14 -0700 (MST) > Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG >=20 > mika ruohotie wrote... >> > Justin has reproduced the problem (with a lot of help from Tor Egge) a= nd >> > has a PCI bus trace showing the problem. >> >=20 >> > He said that there may be a bug in the 7890 that causes it to hang in >> > certain circumstances; he has mailed Adaptec asking for information. >> >=20 >> > Since he's not in town at the moment, I wouldn't expect any response f= rom >> > him on this for a few days. >>=20 >> question, what is the status for this now? >>=20 >> any patches i could try? i mean, like, i'm ready to try anything >> at the moment, but linux, to solve this thing... >=20 > Tor Egge came up with a work-around that seems to solve the problem most = of > the time. It isn't a fix. As far as I know, Justin has not heard back > from Adaptec yet. >=20 > Justin said that he is planning on checking in Tor's work-around until he > can get a real fix. He said he would try to check it in later on tonight= , > but that may or may not happen, since he is busy. >=20 >> i have several machines i can use for testing. so far i've twiddled >> with timings and stuff, the code is from last week, but as far as i >> can tell (i read "all" the major lists including cvs-all) nothing >> has been committed into the tree... >=20 > Well, here's Tor's patch. I don't think he'll mind if I give it out: >=20 > http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/~ken/tor.adaptec_patch.031799 >=20 > I upgraded a number of machines this weekend, and I had the same hang > problem on a system with an onboard 7890. I fixed it with the above patc= h. >=20 > Send some mail to the list once you try the patch and let people know > whether it works for you or not. >=20 > Ken > --=20 > Kenneth Merry > ken@plutotech.com >=20 >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message |\ __ /| (`\ =20 | o_o |__ ) ) =20 // \\ =20 nicole@nmhtech.com | http://www.webweaver.net/ webmistress@dangermouse.org | http://www.dangermouse.org -------------------------(((---(((----------------------- =20 - Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD - - Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman - =20 - I'm not ADD - I'm just Multithreaded - - Microsoft: What bug would you like today? - ---------------------------------------------------------- SYSADMIN(1) Sysadmin is the keeper of all things computer, is generally harangued, must= be=20 supplied with caffeine, chocolate, and sushi in order to function=20 properly,=20 cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, and must not be allowed to have a lif= e. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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