Are you using the aic7xxx module? If so, you may be having the same problem I've had with that aic7xxx driver since RH7.1. Basically, I was getting continuous resets on the bus to the point that the command queue was exceeded and the kernel finally panics. This may take some time and it seems that during this period the system has hung.
After Google-ing, Yahoo!-ing and Altavista-ing I found a similar reference on Red Hat's Bugzilla. Not the same, *but* it seems to have helped my problem. I've had this on the Adaptec series including the AIC7880 in an HP NetServer LD Pro and AHA-2940U2 and AHA-2940U2W adaptors. Origionally, the aic7xxx_old seems to have worked, but here's the solution that I found: Install with the "linux expert noprobe" and select the aic7xxx (the new one) module. When asked what parameters to pass, add "no_probe". After doing this my RH8 build seems to be working. YMMV! Good Luck! Cheers, Mike -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Charles Holbrook Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 12:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: Tyan S2469UGN with onboard AIC7902 and Redhat 8.0 I hate to cross post but I am really up a creek with this server and am quickly running out of options. Could you all take a look through this email and see if anything catches your eye? >Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:45:43 -0600 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Charles Holbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Tyan S2469UGN with onboard AIC7902 and Redhat 8.0 > >How to stat this question? > >System Layout: >Motherboard: Tyan S2469 Thunder K7X Pro with dual onboard >Adapted AIC7902 SCSI controllers >BIOS Revision: 1.01 >Add in PCI Cards: 1 Qlogic 2200a Fiber CHannel Controller >Drives Attach to SCSI: 4 Seagate ST1916WC 3.5 inch full height SCSI drives >AIC7902 drivers: aic79xx-1.1.0-athlon-rh80.img.gz >Computer Case: 2U ATX case with dual 400 watt power supplies > >There is nothing else actually attached to this system. And for right now >there is nothing plugged in to the Qlogic 2200 card > >I have pretty much exhausted the resources through Tyan. Even their linux >"guru" says that is should be a seamless install after tying in linux dd >at the install prompt. > >On install when I get to disk druid or fdisk or auto partition the system >has a tendancy to hang (about 75%) of the time. I have tried going in and >using third party drivers for the Qlogic card and this made no >difference. I have also tried removing the Qlogic card. The Hard Drives >have been lowleved on another system with an Adaptec 2940UW and they test >good. The AIC7902 SCSI bios tests the drive as good and has no problems >lowleveling them (although it does take a little longer (about 10 minutes >per drive longer)). I have done everything I can think of from replacing >the hard drives with known good drives, to lowleveling all of them on the >actual system itself. I can think of no other reason that the system >would be hanging at this point. > > I have also tried to install redhat 7.2 on these systems and the > drivers that tyan provided for 7.2 do not work at all. There is some > error in the driver source around line 6253. I initially thought it may > be a driver issue and that is still a likely scenario but since I really > have no other choice than to use redhat on this system I am pretty much > backed up against a way. Has anyone out there had any experience with > these boards and if so how did they work. Were there any tweaks that you > had to do to get the system stable? Are there known bugs that I just > have not been able to ferret out anywhere on the net? Any help or input > would be greatly appreciated. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
