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Re: Problem with AIC-7XXX driver in 2.0.34 and NEC CD-ROM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Cristian Nicolae)
Tue Jun 9 09:36:28 1998
Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 16:31:48 +0300
From: Cristian Nicolae <cristi@cepes.ro>
Reply-To: cristi@cepes.ro
To: Christopher Smith <cbsmith@envise.com>
CC: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Christopher Smith wrote:
>
> I've got a Dell Dimension XPS D233 here (man, this was a cutting edge
> machine only a short while ago ;-) using an Adaptect 2940 controller. I
> have 3 SCSI devices attached to it, one of which is wide (SCSI ID 0 if
> you can't tell from the output). Here's a dump of my /proc/scsi/scsi:
>
> Attached devices:
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
> Vendor: WDIGTL Model: WDE4360-1807A3 Rev: 1.80
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 01 Lun: 00
> Vendor: CONNER Model: CFP1080S Rev: 4040
> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 05 Lun: 00
> Vendor: NEC Model: CD-ROM DRIVE:464 Rev: 1.05
> Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>
> Now, all this was working fine with the 2.0.33 kernel. However, when I
> install my new 2.0.34 kernel, bad things happen.... Everything runs fine
> until I hit the NEC CD-ROM. Basically, it initiates wide negotiation,
> fails, and then gets really upset. I can't tell what the error message
> is exactly because it's scrolling by at a mighty fine pace, but
> basically, it says something to the effect of it using an illegal SCB
> 255.... If this is not a known problem I'll try to get a more detailed
> error message.
>
Have you tried to disable the "initiate wide negociation" in the
Adaptec card BIOS setup ?
Cristian
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