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DC-390: Debian broke it!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eddie Maddox)
Fri Feb 18 21:49:19 2000
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 13:06:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Eddie Maddox <eddie@mngovsci.com>
Reply-To: Eddie Maddox <eddie@mngovsci.com>
To: Linux SCSI List <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
Cc: "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk>
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I'm testing the Debian boot floppy 2.2.x images for their next release.
They do not boot for me. Floppy images 2.2.7 have kernel 2.2.14.
I filed Debian bug# 56634.
I have a Tekram DC-390. Error message:
DC390: RESTORE POINTER message received... reject
scsi: aborting command due to timeout: pid 24, ... (status 4)
[and 1/2 a screen full of other stuff, then booting halts]
It appears to use the AM53C974 driver.
When I boot with old 2.1.9 (2.0.36 kernel) floppies all works well. Newer
2.1.12 and this 2.2.x testing series are the problem.
I noticed from Kurt Garloff's DC-390 site that the version of the AM53C974
driver changed from 1.x to 2.x after kernel 2.0.36. Does that help explain
why Debian '390 support is broke after the 2.1.9 boot floppies with the
2.0.36 kernel?
However, I now run Mandrake 6.1 for production use. That has kernel
2.2.13pre. No problems!
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Please note: I am _not_ a developer. I do _not_ code C in my sleep.
So please be careful before saying things like, "Just recompile your
kernel!" :(
Debian, and all distros, need _working_ code. Expecting a user to fix what
is broke is worse than bad. And I am a user, not an experimenter.
This does go against Free Software/Open Source ideas somewhat, but those
without coding skills need "out of the box" functionality. And I don't
code.
I will try to help you all diagnose this bug, however. Tell me what you
need from me, and how to do it. I do have some related experience.
Thank you.
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Eddie Maddox
eddie@mngovsci.com
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