SDT-9000 Problem [was Re: your mail]

Roberto Fichera (kernel@tekno-soft.it)
Wed, 30 Oct 2002 15:14:50 +0100


At 09.04 30/10/02 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Roberto Fichera wrote:
>
> > I've a problem with a DAT on a Compaq Proliant ML350 with PIII 1GHz,
> > 1Gb RAM, RAID controller Smart Array 451 with 3 x HDD 9Gb RAID 5
> > and an internal SCSI controller Adaptec 7899 Ultra160 where is connected
> > only a DAT 12/24 Gb. Current installed distribution is RH7.3 with its
> kernel
> > 2.4.18-10 but I've tryed the standard 2.4.19 with the same problem.
> > The problem is that the DAT don't work any more with Linux. This DAT work
> > well on Win2K :-(! Below there is some logs and a 'ps fax' showing a
> tar in
> > D state.
> >
> > Does anyone know a solution ?
>
> >
> > Adaptec AIC7xxx driver version: 6.2.6
> > aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs
> > Corrupted Serial EEPROM
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
>I think your controller has fallen-back into survival mode
>because it lost it's mind. You may want to upgrade the
>controller BIOS to fix this problem. Then, see if it handles
>tapes okay.

Grrr!!! I haven't see this one! I must look better the dmesg output ;-)
Thanks I'll try to upgrade the controller BIOS to see if this fix the
problem.

>Cheers,
>Dick Johnson
>Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
> Bush : The Fourth Reich of America
>
>
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