Booting loops (Downloading SCSI SCRIPTS)
I'm trying to install Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (LinuxLand -- official
i386 Binary (20000814)), but booting (from CD or disk) hangs in an
endless loop of the following messages:
sym53c875-0: restart (scsi reset)
sym53c875-0: Downloading SCSI SCRIPTS
sym53c875-0:1: ERROR (40:0) (e-ae-0) (0/5)e(script 68:1e000000)
sym53c875-0: script cmd=f31c0004
sym53c875-0: regdump: da 10 80 05 47 00 01 0f 71 0e 00 ae 80 00 0e 00
(Modulo typos -- BTW, is there a better way than pencil and paper to
copy these messages?)
My controller is a Tekram DC-390U.
I've been using SuSE for some years with various (self-built) 2.0,
2.2 and 2.4-test kernels and never seen this problem. These are the
syslog messages from my working system (2.4.0-test10):
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 8, function 0
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c8xx: 53c875 detected with Tekram NVRAM
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0: rev 0x3 on pci bus 0 device 8 function 0 irq 11
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0: Tekram format NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, Parity Checking
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0: on-chip RAM at 0xe1000000
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0: restart (scsi reset).
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0: Downloading SCSI SCRIPTS.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: scsi0 : ncr53c8xx - version 3.3b
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST12400N SUN2.1G Rev: 8720
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST12400N SUN2.1G Rev: 8720
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST12400N SUN2.1G Rev: 8720
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Vendor: SCSI-CD Model: ReWritable-2x2x6 Rev: 2.00
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: tagged command queue depth set to 4
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<2,0>: tagged command queue depth set to 4
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<3,0>: tagged command queue depth set to 4
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 2, lun 0
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: sync_msgout: 1-3-1-c-10.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: sync msgin: 1-3-1-19-f.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<1,0>: sync: per=25 scntl3=0x30 ofs=15 fak=0 chg=0.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<1,*>: FAST-10 SCSI 10.0 MB/s (100 ns, offset 15)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: SCSI device sda: 4194685 512-byte hdwr sectors (2148 MB)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0: p1 p2
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<2,0>: sync_msgout: 1-3-1-c-10.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<2,0>: sync msgin: 1-3-1-19-f.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<2,0>: sync: per=25 scntl3=0x30 ofs=15 fak=0 chg=0.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<2,*>: FAST-10 SCSI 10.0 MB/s (100 ns, offset 15)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: SCSI device sdb: 4194685 512-byte hdwr sectors (2148 MB)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target2/lun0: p1 p2
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<3,0>: sync_msgout: 1-3-1-c-10.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<3,0>: sync msgin: 1-3-1-19-f.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<3,0>: sync: per=25 scntl3=0x30 ofs=15 fak=0 chg=0.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<3,*>: FAST-10 SCSI 10.0 MB/s (100 ns, offset 15)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: SCSI device sdc: 4194685 512-byte hdwr sectors (2148 MB)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target3/lun0: p1 p2 p3
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 6, lun 0
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<6,0>: sync_msgout: 1-3-1-c-10.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<6,0>: sync msgin: 1-3-1-19-f.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<6,0>: sync: per=25 scntl3=0x30 ofs=15 fak=0 chg=0.
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: ncr53c875-0-<6,*>: FAST-10 SCSI 10.0 MB/s (100 ns, offset 15)
Nov 21 17:36:25 goedel kernel: sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 2x/6x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Does this mean that the Debian boot kernel mis-detects my controller
as a sym53c875?
How to fix this? Should I try some kernel parameters? (BTW, I
wouldn't mind if it doesn't detect the SCSI controller at all since
I'll install on some IDE partitions, anyway.)
Or can I use my working kernel to start the Debian installation
(how)?
Frank
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