On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 07:01:35AM -0800, Brian Macy wrote: > I'm completely at a loss on this one... I am trying to get this e450 > running linux but am troubled with SCSI timeouts. I actually have linux > installed and running great by removing the 2 Symbios cards (53c876 rev > 0x14) in the box and using the on-board SCSI controller (53c875 rev > 0x03). The problem is that one of the reasons for using the box > (intended CVS and NFS server) is the ability to put 20 drives in the box > using the additional backplanes. > > If I simply put a Symbios card in the box I start getting SCSI timeouts > and can not successfully boot. I've tried this with the Debian potato, > woody, and Ben Collins latest tftp image as well as the Debian potato, > woody, and my customer built 2.4.16 kernels. I've also tried playing > with the sym53c8xx driver parameters as well as using the old ncr53c8xx > driver.
In the newer kernels (2.4.17-pre?) you'll find a symbios-2 driver. Try that instead of the current symbios driver. FYI, I'm using it on an Ultra60 with dual CPU's on a 250gig A1000 array (differential) with an add-on symbios card. Ben -- .----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=-----. / Ben Collins -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
