[5573] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: my Qlogic ISP1040 ultra scsi card doesn't seem to work properly
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Jacob)
Tue Jan 12 16:42:58 1999
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:34:28 -0800 (PST)
From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
Reply-To: mjacob@feral.com
To: Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <77fsia$3fa$1@vulcan.alphanet.ch>
The latest Qlogic F/W is available not via NDA for the new Qlogic
10X0/2XX0 driver I've written. The latest f/w is 7.55. They have no
problem with me redistributing it (it's in the NetBSD/FreeBSD source
trees).
See ftp://ftp.feral.com/pub/isp/isp_dist.tgz.
On 12 Jan 1999, Marc SCHAEFER wrote:
> GAURAND <fabien.gaurand@usa.net> wrote:
> > Linux identifies incorrectly my card as an ISP1020 and when I mount the disks,
> > I obtain random error messages scrolling on the screen like "scsi time out",
> > "idle tasks may not sleep"... And I have to reboot my computer...
>
> Try to obtain the latest *firmware* from QLOGIC. I have the
> qlogic_initiator_firmware_1040_v4.55.c
> and it works good. You have to set RELOAD_FIRMWARE to 1 in the
> qlogicisp.c file.
>
> However, I cannot give you this, since I got it under a NDA. Previous
> releases of QLOGIC firmware is available, but it has bugs.
>
> Options:
> - ask QLOGIC for the .c firmware file (better), even ask them
> to put it standard in the kernel.
> - ask QLOGIC for a ROM upgrade (ok)
> - recontact me and I will see with QLOGIC if I have the right to
> redistribute the binary, or even the source with the NDA I
> signed. I already asked, but sometimes the feedback needs
> some time ...
>
> Another thing to know is if you have a very slow tape device, you may want
> to change the ``30'' timeout in qlogicisp.c to something bigger.
>
> I have a 1040B and it works very well with drives and tapes.
>
>
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