Adaptec 2120S problem

[Scott Long]

Joel Adams wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been running a new server with 4.8-RELEASE-p13 for the past week, and it's
> been fine, until this morning where I've had the same SCSI error twice. Once it
> comes, the system is basically unusable (you can't ssh in) and needs a hard
> boot. An example error:
> 
> aac0: COMMAND 0x342622c TIMEOUT AFTER 34 SECONDS
> 
> This is the error, and it continually repeated, although the command and timeout
> values change. Does anyone have any idea what this means? 
> 
> I have not built my kernel with aacp. Latest controller firmware has been
> installed. The power supplies seem OK.
> 
> Any help would be much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Joel.

Hi,

I fixed several bugs recently in the aac driver that might contribute to
this problem.  Also, what kind of drives are you using?

Scott