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Date:      Tue, 8 Jun 1999 12:24:32 -0300 (EST)
From:      Gustavo Vieira Goncalves Coelho Rios <grios@gabriel.netshell.com.br>
To:        "Roger P. Johnson" <rpj@fep.hirshfields.com>
Cc:        Unknow User <kernel@tdnet.com.br>, glewis@dartagnan.maths.adelaide.edu.au, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: adaptec 2940
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.10.9906081223380.9989-100000@gabriel.netshell.com.br>
In-Reply-To: <199906080316.WAA25788@fep.hirshfields.com>

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I changed my motherboard, now everything works fine!
I am using a ASUS P5A-B, it is working very fine for me!

--- Gustavo Rios - UIN 27456973 -----

On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Roger P. Johnson wrote:

> Use a different controller other than Adaptec. FreeBSD has a problem
> with their 2940 drivers with certain motherboards, where Linux, Win98,
> WinNT, NetBSD etc doesn't.
> 
> When I have the problem you mention, I use BusLogic controllers. I happen
> to use BusLogic BT-948UN though. Plug it in and it works!
> 
> That wouldn't happend to be a Pheonix BIOS would it ?
> 
> > ahc0: <Adaptec 2940B Ultra SCSI adapter> rev 0x01 int a irq 11 on
> > pci0.11.0
> > ahc0: aic7880 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
> > ...
> > Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle
> > (probe0:ahc0:0:0:0): SCB 0xe - timed out while idle, LASTPHASE == 0x1,
> > SEQADDR == 0x18a
> > (probe0:ahc0:0:0:0): Queuing a BDR SCB
> > (probe0:ahc0:0:0:0): SCB 0xe - timed out while idle, LASTPHASE == 0x1,
> > SEQADDR == 0x18a
> > (probe0:ach0:0:0:0): no longer in timeout, status = 34b
> > ahc0: Issued Channel A Bus Reset. 15 SCBs aborted
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > 
> > this probing procedure goes along, and never stop.
> > 
> > 
> > Please, can anybody help.
> > 
> > -- 
> > "The box said 'Requires Windows 98, NT, Linux or better' so I
> > installed FreeBSD."
> > 
> > 
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