4.9R on ES40 ?

[Wilko Bulte]

On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 08:44:40PM +0100, Bernd Walter wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 28, 2003 at 08:09:17PM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > Hi there,
> > 
> > Has anyone tried 4.9R install on an ES40 machine?
> > 
> > Machines equipped with sym(4) driven cards spit out
> > nothing but "SCSI Bus Reset" errors. Something to do with
> > multi-hose machines? Or maybe the bridge chip on the dual-chip
> > sym(4) cards? Or a combination of both ;) ?
> 
> Hose numbers get lost behind bridges :(
> You need to have all bridged cards at the same hose, or maybe even
> hose 0.

I'll throw my homegrown 5.2-RC on the same hardware next. See if
that behaves better :)

> > A machine with an isp(4) driven card froze during sysinstall
> > with a weird usb error. 
> 
> I'm not surprised with this if you have an usb controller on another
> hose.

I don't recall earlier FreeBSD revs even detecting USB on the same
hardware. But memory is dim :/

> I've seen something similar on rawhide with multiple bridged cards.
> Another issue might be interrupt routing, but I think that's not a
> problem on ES40.

I'm pretty sure I have FreeBSD running on one of them earlier.
But I do not recall the details unfortunately.

Wilko

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