Sym53c8xx in 2.3.now

D. Lance Robinson lancer at airways.com
Thu Sep 2 06:35:56 EST 1999


Geert,

You should post your message on the linux-scsi list server. Gerard, who
wrote the driver listens in on that list.

  send to linux-scsi at vger.rutgers.edu

<>< Lance.



Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 
> Anybody who has the sym53c8xx or ncr53c8xx driver working with the latest 2.3.x kernels?
> 
> I get:
> 
> | sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 6, function 0
> | sym53c8xx: setting PCI_COMMAND_IO PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY...
> | sym53c8xx: setting PCI_COMMAND_MASTER PCI_COMMAND_PARITY...(fix-up)
> | sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
> | sym53c875-0: rev=0x04, base=0xc3000000, io_port=0x1400, irq=31
> | sym53c875-0: NCR clock is 40218KHz, 40218KHz
> | sym53c875-0: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking
> | sym53c875-0: on-chip RAM at 0xc3001000
> | sym53c875-0: restart (scsi reset).
> | sym53c875-0: Downloading SCSI SCRIPTS.
> | ncr53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 6, function 0
> | ncr53c8xx: IO region 0x1400 to 0x147f is in use
> | mesh: assuming 50MHz clock frequency
> | scsi0 : sym53c8xx - version 1.3c
> | scsi1 : MESH
> | scsi : 2 hosts.
> | scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 0, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00
> | sym53c8xx_abort: pid=0 serial_number=1 serial_number_at_timeout=1
> 
> And then the system hangs in a wait loop...
> 
> My devices (from 2.3.6 dmesg):
> 
> |   Vendor: QUANTUM   Model: VIKING II 4.5WLS  Rev: 3506
> |   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> | Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> |   Vendor: PLEXTOR   Model: CD-ROM PX-12TS    Rev: 1.02
> |   Type:   CD-ROM                             ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> |   Vendor: HP        Model: HP35480A          Rev: T503
> |   Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> | sym53c875-0-<0,0>: tagged command queue depth set to 8
> |   Vendor: QUANTUM   Model: FIREBALL_TM3200S  Rev: 300X
> |   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> | Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi1, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
> | scsi : detected 2 SCSI disks total.
> | sym53c875-0-<0,*>: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 40.0 MB/s (50 ns, offset 16)
> | SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8910423 [4350 MB] [4.4 GB]
> | SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 6281856 [3067 MB] [3.1 GB]
> 
> Disabling sym53c8xx and using ncr53c8xx instead doesn't fix the problem.
> 
> Greetings,
> 
>                                                 Geert
> 
> --
> Geert Uytterhoeven                   Geert.Uytterhoeven at sonycom.com
> Sony Suprastructure Center Europe (SUPC-E) --- Brussels --- Belgium

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