Re: [TCLUG:18788] problems with 1540 on a p3/600

[Gabe Turner (officer) <dopp@acm.cs.umn.edu>]

Are you sure the card is good and do you have the most recent firmware?  According to the Linux SCSI-Howto, some of the older firmwares for that card are buggy.

http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/unmaintained/SCSI-HOWTO

Gabe

> 
> I'm trying to get a Adaptec 1540 working on my VarStation P3-600, and
> having nothing but troubles. When I try loading the driver (either as a
> module or compiled into the kernel), I get the following logged:
> 
> Jun  1 18:53:17 jester kernel: Configuring Adaptec (SCSI-ID 7) at IO:330, IRQ 10, DMA priority 7
> Jun  1 18:53:17 jester kernel: scsi0 : Adaptec 1542
> Jun  1 18:53:17 jester kernel: scsi : 1 host.
> Jun  1 18:53:23 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Unable to abort command for target 0
> Jun  1 18:53:23 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Trying device reset for target 0
> Jun  1 18:53:33 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Unable to abort command for target 0
> Jun  1 18:53:46 jester kernel: Sent BUS RESET to scsi host 0
> Jun  1 18:54:06 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Unable to abort command for target 0
> Jun  1 18:54:08 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Unable to abort command for target 0
> Jun  1 18:54:08 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Trying device reset for target 0
> Jun  1 18:54:18 jester kernel: aha1542.c: Unable to abort command for target 0
> Jun  1 18:54:31 jester kernel: Sent BUS RESET to scsi host 0
> 
> ..just keeps repeating itself for awhile. I know that the SCSI card and
> the CDR I have connected to it are good, anyone have any ideas how I can
> get it working? Or is there something about an old 1540 that just won't
> work in a new P3-600?
> 
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