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Re: Linux-2.0.35 Oops SMP SCSI NCR810

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mr. James W. Laferriere)
Sun Sep 27 23:38:37 1998

Date: 	Sun, 27 Sep 1998 20:36:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: Erez Strauss <erez@newplaces.com>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <360E2F99.415B7C92@newplaces.com>


	Hello Erez,   You have probably gotten tons of responses but
	here goes.

	ftp://linux.wauug.org/pub/tux/roudier
	Has the absolute latest , Read the README in the root dir.

	Linux-2.0.34 and up has the ncr52c8xx.c driver in it
	at rev 2.5.1a use this one instead .   Hth

On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, Erez Strauss wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I'm using a Dual Pentium-133 system (Tyan Tomcat III) IDE disks and
> SCSI NCR810 Card, with Toshiba CDROM.
> 
> Linux Kernel - 2.0.35 with modules support.
> 
> First questions is which driver should I use: 53c7,8xx.c or ncr53c8xx.c
> ?
> As I checked and both are also supported in the 2.1.1XX kernels.
> 
> I used the 53c7,8xx.c
> Loading and unloading it when there are no SCSI devices at all, leaves
> the system in a state that any 'cat /proc/interrupts' will cause kernel
> Oops message.
> 
> When used with the CDROM connected, I can access the CDROM and mount it
> but unloading the modules then reloading them will fail.
> 
> Reviewing the messages, It seems that the module doesn't free the IRQ
> resources.
> 
> Please also reply by e-mail (erez@newplaces.com).
> If needed I'll do tests for patches / provide needed information.
> 
> Thenks a lot
> 
> Erez Strauss <erez@newplaces.com>
				, JimL
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