Re: SMP-DS20 (DP264) beginner problems
On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 19:28 +0100, Falko Schmidt wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 01:35:19PM +0100, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote:
> > On Wed, 2006-01-11 at 02:31 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > [...]
> > > On Wed, Jan 11, 2006 at 11:05:15AM +0100, Bernd Petrovitsch wrote:
> > > > I installed Debian/Sarge + Updates on a SMP-DS20 (DP264).
> > > > The problems encountered:
> > > > - The 2.6.8 (IIRC) Kernel-Packages don't work - especially the SCSI
> > > > drivers couldn't be loaded so the (only) disk is not found.
> > > > With the 2.4 (don't remember the exact version) SMP version,
> > > > everything works fine.
> > >
> > > What SCSI controller is this?
> >
> > ---- snip ----
> > Chip sym53c875, device id 0xf, revision id 0x4
> > On PCI bus 1, device 4, function 0, IRQ 23
> > Min. period factor 12, Wide SCSI BUS
> > Max. started commands 1022, max. commands per LUN 64
> > ---- snip ----
> >
> > It's an ordinary PCI-Card since I've been told that the two onboard
> > controllers are known dead/defunct/b0rken.
>
> I'm using a 53c895 and it works just fine if I choose
> CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2. Tested with 2.6.8.1 and above. I've had
> problems with the old driver (I guess it was CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX) but
> always about 'wrong' detection of bus speeds, e.g. Fast-20 instead of
> Fast-40 and LVD instead of SE.
> Are you sure it's a driver issue? Maybe the 2.4 driver was just more
> tolerant towards faulty termination and cabling.
Sorry, if I wasn't clear about the problem: The modprobe fails due to
some unresolved symbols or something similar (sorry, I have the machine
not here so I cannot boot and write down the exact missing symbols,
drivers name, etc. ATM).
Therefore the driver as such could not be loaded.
If I have to guess then I would guess that the kernel package
(Debian-Sarge-current) wasn't correctly build (for whatever reason). But
I know next to nothing about Debian and Debian packages/packaging .....
Bernd
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