FreeBSD 4.10 and Adaptec 2940U/UW

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Tnx Matthias,

changing the card to a different pci slot did the job!
That I don't think about it myself :-(



On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 23:45:44 +0100, Matthias Andree
<ma at dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de> wrote:
> -=b00tsie=- <ronald.bootsman at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > I have a running FreeBSD 4.10 stable system, no problems at all.
> >
> > Now I am trying to add a tapestreamer to the system connected to a
> > Adaptec 2940U/UW.
> 
> Is that an OnStream tape device or something else?
> 
> > I have recompiled the kernel, with the proper driver ahc uncommented.
> >
> > After rebooting with the new kernel, the system hangs completely.
> 
> Hardware problem? PCI resource conflict, IRQ for instance?
> Does resetting the adapter in its own BIOS to factory settings help?
> Is the drive attached when you have a problem?
> Does the Adaptec work in a different PCI slot? Perhaps in a different
> machine? Can you lend a different adaptor, such as a Tekram DC-390F or
> U2W (Symbios 53C8XX based, so different driver needed) and try that?
> 
> > The last driver loaded is the ppc0, parallel port driver.
> 
> At that time, there should have been a few log lines for ahc0, please
> show that - and please show a dmesg of your working system (without the
> Adaptec installed). Do you see a message similar to this:
> 
> Nov 30 02:40:10 libertas /kernel: Waiting 5 seconds for SCSI devices to settle
> 
> On my machine the ahc0 lines (of a 2940 UW Pro) are:
> 
> Nov 30 02:40:10 libertas /kernel: ahc0: <Adaptec 2940 Pro Ultra SCSI adapter> port 0xe800-0xe8ff mem 0xe3020000-0xe3020fff irq 15 at device 8.0 on pci0
> Nov 30 02:40:10 libertas /kernel: aic7880: Ultra Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/253 SCBs
> 
> --
> Matthias Andree
> 


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groeten,

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