Re: New per subarch 2.4.22 powerpc kernels, please test.
The aic7xxx driver module crashed for me on startup for 2.4.22 in a 733
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----- Mensaje Original -----
De: Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>
Fecha: Lunes, Octubre 6, 2003 2:40 pm
Asunto: Re: New per subarch 2.4.22 powerpc kernels, please test.
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 02:18:33PM +0200, Hubert Figuiere wrote:
> > On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 13:38, Sven Luther wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > Last time I tried miboot.image build myself it did not boot.
> I'll try
> > > > this one later this week to let you know.
> >
> > I just wanted to add that this was with benH tree grabbed from BK.
> >
> > > >
> > > > My biggest problem is AHA2930B (SCSI controller) support in
> the kernel
> > > > that seemed to be missing from any pre-build package I found
> beside> > > 2.2.20....
> > > >
> > > > AHA2930B is the only reason I use miboot instead of quik.
> > >
> > > Mmm, The aic7xxx_old.c driver does have a line :
> > >
> > > PCI_VENDOR_ID_ADAPTEC2, PCI_DEVICE_ID_ADAPTEC2_2930U2,
> AHC_AIC7890,> >
> > > But i suppose this is not the same (2930U2 instead of 2930B).
> >
> > Here is the PCI info (/proc/pci from 2.2.20)
> >
> > Bus 0, device 17, function 0:
> > SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7860 (rev 1).
> > Medium devsel. Fast back-to-back capable. IRQ 30. Master
> > Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=4.
> > I/O at 0x0 [0x1].
> > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x80800000 [0x80800000].
> >
> > OF device is:
> > bandi> and it is not OF bootable :-( hence, no quik.
> >
> > It seems to be in the aic7xxx driver.
>
> This may be the one :
>
> "Adaptec AIC-7860 Ultra SCSI host adapter", /*
> AIC_7860 */
>
> > Each time I tried to boot with miBoot from a pre-build 2.4
> kernel it did
> > not find the adapter. Each I try to boot a kernel I build, (using
> > image.miboot, or zImage), miBoot just fails.
>
> The kernel entries that correspond are :
>
> CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=m
> CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE=8
> CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY_MS=15000
> # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_PROBE_EISA_VL is not set
> # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_BUILD_FIRMWARE is not set
> # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_DEBUG_ENABLE is not set
> CONFIG_AIC7XXX_DEBUG_MASK=0
> # CONFIG_AIC7XXX_REG_PRETTY_PRINT is not set
> CONFIG_SCSI_AIC79XX=m
>
> And for the aic7xxx_old :
>
> CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX_OLD=m
>
> So, both are built as modules, and since we have to use a 3 floppy set
> for miboot anyway, it should be ok to use them :
>
> First flopyy : minimal kernel
> Second floppy : minimal root image, with floppy drivers.
> Third floppy : rest of the drivers, maybe more than one floppy.
>
> So there may be support for this in the future.
>
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
>
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