RE: AIC7(censored) card gone wild?

[Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky]

> From: Matthias Andree [mailto:[e-mail]]
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Perez-Gonzalez, Inaky wrote:
> 
> > So I wonder, what does that error mean? SCSI1 has attached a
> > CDRW (Sony Yamaha CDRW 8/4/24) but now it doesn't show up
> > anymore (and so, I cannot get the model). .
> 
> The first step towards finding that out is power cycling (shut down,
> switch off for a minute, then start up again) or physically
> disconnecting the Yamaha drive (if it's Yamaha).

And clean up and check all of the fans, cables, connections,
connect, disconnect ... nothing changes. Something is hosed
up. The three years w/o downtime are biting back now.

> I've seen Adaptecs fuss and fight with Yamahas more than once --
> although in Linux 2.2 and early 2.4 times -- and Yamahas have the nasty
> habit of locking up until the next power cycle when something goes
> wrong.

Yummy ... wonder if it happens the same with their motorbikes.

> > Could it mean by SCSI Adapter is hosed? or my CDRW drive?
> 
> It might be either, I'd suspect the CDRW first unless I had information
> that suggests otherwise.

The panics don't go away, so I am afraid I have something getting
to warm in there, on top of the CD burner being burned. God I 
hate this things happening ...

Thanks,

Iñaky Pérez-González -- Not speaking for Intel -- all opinions are my own (and my fault)