Re: aha2840 aiee shuting down interrupts
On Fri, 23 Oct 1998, Kenneth Scharf wrote:
: I tried to install debian on a computer with an adaptec 2840 scsi
: controller. (gateway 2000 486dx2-66, 16m dram) At first I had the 2840
: bios disabled and the controller with 3 drives attached was not
: detected. Then I enabled the bios on the 2840 and the controller was
: detected. A message 'resetting channel' appeared, then a pause, then
: a screen dump 'oops .....
: ending with ..... aiee shuting down interrupts'
:
: What parameters do I need to add at the boot prompt?
: I tried boot: aic7xxx=no_reset and got
: 'no image aic7xxx=no_reset'. So i tried
: 'linux aic7xxx=no_reset' and 'linux aic7xxx=1' and got the same screen
: dump. What gives, I thought this controller was supported. This
: computer's cd rom is scsi so I need the controller to install. (it's
: set at irq 15 instead of the default value of 11). Can anyone help
: here?
It's supported fine. However, the other SCSI drivers in the default
kernel send the 2840 over the edge. Compile a kernel with ONLY the
device support you need, being particularly careful about SCSI drivers
you choose. Unless you have more than one SCSI adaptor you should only
choose "AIC_7XXX" support.
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