On Tue, 14 Sep 1999, Chad Schmutzer wrote:
> The system in question is a Dell PowerEdge 6300 with 4 processors.
> I have the Dell OEM AMI MegaRAID 428 controller configured for RAID 5.
>
> When I boot with any 2.2.x SMP kernel and run a command which utilizes
> the disk (such as untarring a large file), the machine will reboot
> itself consistently.
> This problem does not occur however when running the non-SMP kernel.
>
> Does anyone know if there is a known problem between MegaRAID and the
> SMP kernel? I have tried 2.2.12 which I believe has the latest drivers
> from MegaTrends, but this does not solve the problem.
The MegaRAID driver was written with SMP support, but SMP support is still
evolving and it is possible that an incompatibility has developed since
the driver was released.
The official approach is to report the problem to Dell Tech Support. The
unofficial but direct approach is to send a problem report to Jeffrey
Jones at AMI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, who developed the driver. Jeffrey
occasionally posts updates to the list and may reply directly.
Geof Goodrum
