2.4.19: sym53c8xx problems

From: Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal@eyal.emu.id.au)
Date: Sat Oct 05 2002 - 07:34:45 EST


Actually I tried all the drivers for the ASUS SC200, a 53c810 based
card that used to work well. I have only a DDS-1 tape connected to
it but the drivers just do not cut it. Some refuse to load and others
get kernel panics. This gets even stranger. I proceeded to connect
the unit to a Compaq Proliant 6000 (four PIII Xeons). It has a 53c875
controller (three channels) and the sym53c8xx is crashing the system
if I try to access the tape (it does recognise it just fine when
loaded).

The newer driver (in sym53c8xx_2) does not get that far, the driver
locks up when I modprobe this driver.

Here are the boot messages, where the driver seems to OK (this is
the original sym53c8xx driver):
[BTW, why the final "scsi : 0 hosts left" message?]
[I will test again tomorrow, it is a new moon then...]

Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 13,
function 0
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9,
function 0
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9,
function 1
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: rev 0x4 on pci bus 0 device
13 function 0 irq 5
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity
Checking
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device
9 function 0 irq 5
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity
Checking
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device
9 function 1 irq 5
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity
Checking
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi0 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi1 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi2 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python
28388-XXX Rev: 4.28
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Type:
Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: detaching ...
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: resetting chip
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: detaching ...
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: resetting chip
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: detaching ...
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: resetting chip
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel:
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.4.18-ac3ser
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x3bc [PCSPP]
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 13,
function 0
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9,
function 0
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 4, device 9,
function 1
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c8xx: 53c875 detected
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: rev 0x4 on pci bus 0 device
13 function 0 irq 5
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity
Checking
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device
9 function 0 irq 5
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity
Checking
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: rev 0x14 on pci bus 4 device
9 function 1 irq 5
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: ID 7, Fast-20, Parity
Checking
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi0 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi1 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi2 : sym53c8xx-1.7.3c-20010512
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python
28388-XXX Rev: 4.28
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: Type:
Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: detaching ...
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-0: resetting chip
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: detaching ...
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-1: resetting chip
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: detaching ...
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: sym53c875-2: resetting chip
Oct 4 12:56:16 ssa28 kernel: scsi : 0 hosts left.

--
Eyal Lebedinsky (eyal@eyal.emu.id.au) <http://samba.org/eyal/>
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