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Date:      Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:28:04 -0600
From:      "michael Alexander" <linux@milwaukeevalve.com>
To:        "'Scott Long'" <scottl@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Problems installing onto DAC960 (Mylex Acceleraid250)
Message-ID:  <01d001c3ce5b$07593b20$bd02a8c0@Pmjalex>
In-Reply-To: <20031229113357.T93058@pooker.samsco.home>

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> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, michael Alexander wrote:
> > > The hang at the 'Waiting 15 seconds...' is likely not=20
> related to SCSI.
> > > While the DAC960 card uses SCSI, it's FreeBSD driver does=20
> not attach
> > > through the SCSI subsystem at all.  99% os hangs that=20
> happen at this
> > > point are due to incorrect interrupt routing.  The RedHat=20
> work-around
> > > appears to confirm this.  There really is no fix for 5.1 and
> > > 4.9 unless
> > > you can experiment with moving the DAC960 to a different PCI slot.
> > > FreeBSD 5.2 has a much more comprehesive interrupt routing
> > > algorithm and
> > > will likely address your problem.  If the 5.2 CD doesn't work, try
> > > booting it with ACPI disabled (either via the BIOS or the=20
> boot menu).
> >
> > Will the miniinst be good enough to at least let me know if=20
> it is going to
> > work or not?
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
> >
>=20
> Yes.  In fact, the bootonly image can serve as a good smoke test for
> this.
>=20
> Scott

Ok, downloaded the 5.2RC2-i386-miniinst.iso, no luck.
BIOS has an option of
"PCI IRQs to IO-APIC Mapping"  (enabled/disabled)
I didn't see anything else relating to APIC, or APCI(?)

I set that to disabled.  No luck, Then I left it disabled and tried =
install
w/o apic, still no luck.  Then I ran with logging and have the following
messages on screen after the Waiting 15 seconds....
------------------------
(noperiph:sym0:0:-1:-1):SCSI BUS reset delivered
(noperiph:sym0:0:-1:-1):SCSI BUS reset delivered
[0] f:80 typ:6 s(CHS):0/1/1 e(CHS):749/127/32 s:32 l:3071968
[1] f:00 typ:101 s(CHS):750/0/1 e(CHS):1022/127/32 s:3072000 l:8212480
[2] f:00 typ:0 s(CHS):0/0/0 e(CHS):0/0/0 s:0 l:0
[3] f:00 typ:0 s(CHS):0/0/0 e(CHS):0/0/0 s:0 l:0
GEOM Configure mlxd0s1, start 16384 length 1572847616 end 1572863999
GEOM Configure mlxd0s2, start 1572864000 length 4204789760 end =
5777653759
-------------------------

I know the RAID works, I ran through enough of the Netware6 install for =
it
to be ready to partition the drives without any problem.=20
I can't really try the card in another slot, its being used as a zero
channel raid card for the onboard scsi.  I followed the instructions on =
bios
settings from intel's site (it's a NA440bx MB  512MB ram, dual P3-600s, =
no
other drive adapters, CD runs off built-in IDE) During the SCSI card =
bootup
it reports being at BUS 0, slot 12, irq 11

I'll be glad to provide any other information that might help figure =
this
out.

Thanks,
Mike



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