[2107] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: eata_abort (timeout) sanity lost
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ed Orcutt)
Thu Jul 3 22:49:39 1997
Reply-to: edo@eosys.com
To: mike@i-Connect.Net (Michael Neuffer)
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-reply-to: edo's message of Wed, 02 Jul 1997 14:37:41 -1000.
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 1997 16:46:43 -1000
From: Ed Orcutt <edo@eosys.com>
My apologies for wasting time and bandwidth. There is mud on my face :-(
Did I make sure the cable was properly terminated? Yes.
Was I sure? YES!
Check it again! I've checked it a dozen times and ... oops :-{
[Long story explaining my stupidity deleted.]
End result ... pilot error. Pardon the waste of time and bandwidth.
-later, edo (No really, I *did* check! ... sigh)
>> Here's what Ed Orcutt said:
> Greetings!
>
> I am have a terrible time with the EATA_DMA driver. After nearly two years
> of faithful service my DPT PM2024A/9X is no longer happy. Perhaps the move
> to a new motherboard, or the new pair of Quantum Fireballs. Below is an
> excerpt from the system log just prior to failure (via timeout). I would
> love nothing more than to have a silly oversight pointed out to me, but
> alas after nearly a week of trial-n-error I'm at a lose for options.
>
> I've moved my DPT PM2024A/9X SCSI adaptor onto a new motherboard that will
> server as my router/gateway/website/mailserv. To that end I have beat on
> the new twin Quantum Fireballs with a pair of `bonnie's ... sadly each time
> I've run bonnie the EATA_DMA driver aborts due to a timeout. I've tried the
> Linux 2.0.29 and 2.0.30, EATA_DMA and EATA drivers, with virtually the
> same results. Below are the system logs for the 2.0.30 EATA_DMA just prior
> to failure.
>
> Here are some of the other system particulars that *may* be of import:
>
> Motherboard: SuperMicro P5STE
> CPU: Intel Pentium 133MHz
>
> Partial Boot message:
>
> EATA (Extended Attachment) driver version: 2.59b
> developed in co-operation with DPT
> (c) 1993-96 Michael Neuffer, mike@i-Connect.Net
> Registered HBAs:
> HBA no. Boardtype Revis EATA Bus BaseIO IRQ DMA Ch ID Pr QS S/G IS
> scsi0 : PM2024A/9X v06D.4 2.0c PCI 0x0510 11 BMST 1 7 N 64 64 N
> scsi0 : EATA (Extended Attachment) HBA driver
> scsi : 1 host.
> Started kswapd v 1.4.2.2
> Vendor: QUANTUM Model: FIREBALL ST3.2S Rev: 0F0C
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Vendor: QUANTUM Model: FIREBALL ST3.2S Rev: 0F0C
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> scsi0: queue depth for target 1 on channel 0 set to 32
> scsi0: queue depth for target 2 on channel 0 set to 32
>
> Any help would be *greatly* appreicated! If additional information is
> required please let me know!
>
> Here's the system log:
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