Re: Adaptec AIC7770 error during install
Looking through /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx, it doesn't
appear that the numeric argument-format you're using is valid. Have you
tried "aic7xxx=no_reset"?
There seems to be some conflicts among the various compiled-in SCSI
drivers on the installation diskset, which have prevented successful
booting on a number of systems. If the above doesn't help, I've got an
unofficial diskset containing only the aic7xxx driver, which might be
worth a try. You can find it at
"http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/slink/";.
On Mon, Mar 22, 1999 at 05:13:50AM -0800, Timothy Stetson wrote:
>
> Hi,
> Just chiming in w/ a newbie question. I have an
> Intergraph TD-3 (90Mhz) with 56Mb RAM and 2 \1Gb
> SCSI-2 drives on an Adaptec AIC 7770 onboard. I'm
> trying to install Linux on it and have only been able
> to install w/ Caldera 1.2 so far but would like
> instead Debian 2.1 (or 2.2). This is the problem.
> When installing Debian or Redhat on this box when
> booting from an installation boot disk everything
> runs fine until it tries to reset my SCSI bus. Then I
> get the message (for Debian, Redhat's is the same
> flavor),
>
> aic7xxx:(aic7xxx_isr) encountered spurious interrupt.
> scsi0: BRKARINT error(0x1).
> illegal host access.
> Kernel panic: scsi0: BRKARINT, error 0x1, seqaddr 0x0.
>
> I've tried to insert the boot aurgument:
> aic7xxx=1 (for no_reset)
>
> to try to get initial boot going w/o kernel panic but
> the init.rd or root.bin refuses to accept this
> aurguement during the boot.
> Could the kind debian-user group please give me
> some input as to how to alleviate this problem so I
> can configure this system to run my faorite flavor
> of Linux (Debian)? I've been able to install Caldera
> on it but would prefer Debian.
> Details of install:
> 1.) I'm installing from harddisk w/ the entire stable
> R2.1 directory downloaded via FTP. (I have a cable
> modem which facilitates this. I think I'll break down
> and get the CD from Borders this eve.)
> 2.) The machine is an Intergraph TD-3 (90Mhz) w/ 56Mb
> EDO RAM, onboard AMD 79C960 PC-NET ethernet adapter,
> onboard Adaptec AIC7770 dual channel SCSI adapter,
> and Diamond Viper (via Intergraph) 2Mb PCI video card.
>
> This is a VERY proprietary system but it should
> make an excellent box for running Debian (especially
> after I upgrade the processor to an Evergreen 266Mhz
> overdrive and bump up the RAM so I can run VMWARE.
>
> Thank you!
>
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