AIC7890 SUPPORT

[mark boyd]

Problems loading Adaptec aic7890 motherboard 
SCSI driver with Linux

I’ve loaded Caldera’s version of Linux. I have an external Jaz
drive attached to this SCSI adapter but the drive was not
automatically detected. I have been trying to load the
aicXXXX.o module, which came with Caldera’s CD, into the 
kernel to load the appropriate driver. I’ve not had any luck 
with this. I’m not sure if this module supports this particular 
Adaptec SCSI adapter?

I’ve been using lisa to load the module into the kernel and
when I try to install the module it fails and asks for some
?ismod parameters. How do I input these parameters i.e.
what format do I use to input these parameters and what
are the appropriate parameters for this adapter? Is
it better to load the required parameters at boot time as 
boot_params?

I’ve also noticed that when my PC boots the Adaptec BIOS
is initially installed and following this a message correctly 
indentifies the Jaz drive. However, after that message another 
message is output which says “SCSI BIOS not installed!”. 
How can this be? The previous message indicated it was
installed!

Help please.


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