Here's what dmesg gives after I do an '/sbin/insmod sym53c8xx' sym53c8xx: at PCI bus 0, device 12, function 0 sym53c8xx: 53c810a detected with Symbios NVRAM sym53c810a-0: rev=0x23, base=0xdf800000, io_port=0xd000, irq=4 sym53c810a-0: Symbios format NVRAM, ID 0, Fast-10, Parity Checking sym53c810a-0: initial SCNTL3/DMODE/DCNTL/CTEST3/4/5 = (hex) 03/ce/a0/01/00/00 sym53c810a-0: final SCNTL3/DMODE/DCNTL/CTEST3/4/5 = (hex) 03/ce/a0/00/08/00 sym53c810a-0: resetting, command processing suspended for 2 seconds sym53c810a-0: restart (scsi reset). scsi0 : sym53c8xx - version 1.3c scsi : 1 host. sym53c810a-0: command processing resumed sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: phase change 2-6 6@005fce45 resid=5. sym53c810a-0: unexpected disconnect sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: COMMAND FAILED (8a ff) @c05fd000. sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: phase change 2-6 6@005fce45 resid=5. sym53c810a-0: unexpected disconnect sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: COMMAND FAILED (8a ff) @c05fd000. scsi0 channel 0 : resetting for second half of retries. SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. sym53c8xx_reset: pid=19 reset_flags=1 serial_number=0 serial_number_at_timeout=0 sym53c810a-0: resetting, command processing suspended for 2 seconds scsi0: device driver called scsi_done() for a syncronous reset. sym53c810a-0: restart (scsi reset). sym53c810a-0: command processing resumed sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: phase change 2-6 6@005fce45 resid=5. sym53c810a-0: unexpected disconnect sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: COMMAND FAILED (8a ff) @c05fd000. sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: phase change 2-6 6@005fce45 resid=5. sym53c810a-0: unexpected disconnect sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: COMMAND FAILED (8a ff) @c05fd000. sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: phase change 2-6 6@005fce45 resid=5. sym53c810a-0: unexpected disconnect sym53c810a-0-<5,0>: COMMAND FAILED (8a ff) @c05fd000. thanks for your help! derek Marc SCHAEFER wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > > alias scsi_hostadapter sym53x8xx > > try: > insmod sym53c8xx > insmod ncr53c8xx > > if it doesn't work, e.g. asks for symbol, try to load > insmod scsi_mod > > tell me if dmesg tells success. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
