Re: Proliant hangs with 2.4 but works with 2.2.

[Mr. James W. Laferriere]

	Hello Arturus ,  Fyi ,  The SYM2 version of the 53c8xx driver
	(imo) has better support for both the older & newer chips .
	The first 2.4 kernel with the SYM2 included is 2.4.16 (iirc) .
		Hth ,  JimL

On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Arturas V wrote:
> lafanga lafanga wrote:
> >I have a Compaq Proliant 1600 server which can be hung on demand with >all
> >the 2.4 series kernels I have tried (2.4, 2.4.1 & 2.4.2-pre3). >Kernel
> >2.2.16 runs perfectly (from a default RH7.0).
>
> >I have ensured that the server meets the necessary requirements for >the
> >2.4 kernels (modutils etc) and I have tried kgcc and various gcc versions.
> > >When compiling I have tried default configs and also minimalist configs
> >(with only cpqarray and tlan). I have also ensured that I have the latest
> > >current SmartStart CD (4.9) and have setup the firmware for installing
> >Linux.
>
> I had similar problem with 2.4.5 Kernel. I managed to solve the problem by
> configuring a working verion of kernel with
> NCR53C8XX SCSI support as well as SYM53C8XX. As far as I understood
> SYM53C8xx support covers 53C8xx chips better than NCR53C8xx and that makes
> all the difference. Anyone understands why?
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