Re: Installation loop because of a 53c810 SCSI adapter
The SYM driver do not support some old 53c810 chips, it might be what
you are seeing, use the NCR driver for thoose.
If that does not work, ask on linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org mailing list.
Have you checked your cabling and terminations?
Strange that you get the ncr53c8xx_reset message, have you copied it
wrong, or are you using the ncr driver?
$ grep ncr53c8xx_reset *.c
ncr53c8xx.c:int ncr53c8xx_reset(Scsi_Cmnd *cmd, unsigned int reset_flags)
ncr53c8xx.c:int ncr53c8xx_reset(Scsi_Cmnd *cmd)
ncr53c8xx.c: printk("ncr53c8xx_reset: pid=%lu reset_flags=%x serial_number=%ld serial_number_at_timeout=%ld\n",
ncr53c8xx.c: printk("ncr53c8xx_reset: command pid %lu\n", cmd->pid);
$ grep sym53c8xx_reset *.c
sym53c8xx.c:int sym53c8xx_reset(Scsi_Cmnd *cmd, unsigned int reset_flags)
sym53c8xx.c:int sym53c8xx_reset(Scsi_Cmnd *cmd)
sym53c8xx.c: printk("sym53c8xx_reset: pid=%lu reset_flags=%x serial_number=%ld serial_number_at_timeout=%ld\n",
sym53c8xx.c: printk("sym53c8xx_reset: command pid %lu\n", cmd->pid);
For 2),
cp ..../disks-i386/current/images-1.44/compact/kernel-config ..../linux/.config
choose NCR driver instead of SYM
mount resque floopy as /mnt
build and copy the bzImage to rescue floppy as linux
cd /mnt; ./rdev.sh
cd; umount /mnt
Try it out
Regards,
/Karl
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From: Jone Silva da Costa <rdd30967@mail.telepac.pt>
Subject: Installation loop because of a 53c810 SCSI adapter
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 22:13:27 GMT
> [Error: Message contained 6 reserved characters]
>
> Hello!
>
> I'm trying to install Debian 2.2.17 on a PC with a Comtrade SCSI host
> adapter which is based on NCR/LSI 53c810 chip but I got stuck in an
> endless loop of the following messages:
>
> SCSI host 0 abort (pid0) timed out ? resetting
> SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
> ncr53c8xx_reset: pid=0 reset_flags=2 serial_number=XX
> serial_number_at_timeout=XX
>
> Where XX begins with 0 and get incremented.
>
> (Is it possible to catch these to a file)
>
> The messages I've been able to find in the archives point to kinds of
> solutions:
> 1) boot with parameters "sym53c8xx=safe:y" or "sym53c8xx=mpar:n"
> 2) "Remove sym53c8xx from the kernel and make ncr53c8xx default"
>
> I've already tried both parameter's without any changes so I'd like to
> try the 2 kind but I unfortunately don't know how so I beg someone to be
> kind enough to teach me.
> Also please tell me if I'm following a wrong way.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jone
>
>
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