Compaq Smart Array 4200 controller question

[Andrew Heyn]

Hi,


The controller is 'certified' to work with linux... so I will try a scrap
install to see if it a driver issue.
It would be a good idea to prove whether or not the error is caused by a
difference in those two drivers.

How could I use this CMD_SENSE_DRV_STATUS to provide you with more debugging
information?


After those errors, ./idacontrol show still shows the controller uptime's
unchanged.
I dont believe the embedded controller has any lights...If it does, I dont
know where
they are located.


I am waiting for some compaq drives to be shipped to me, so I can see
whether or not the drives interaction
with the controller is at fault.  I noticed that with 6-CURRENT the machine
doesn't crash anymore and reboot when
the controller stops responding.  It tended to before...  Instead, whatever
program that caused the problem
hangs on a kernel function forever, and subsequent reads/writes kinda
work...in the same manner as they did(n't) before.

Thanks for your time and replies,
Andrew


-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew N. Dodd [mailto:mdodd at FreeBSD.ORG]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 8:18 AM
To: Andrew Heyn
Cc: freebsd-hardware at FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: RE: Compaq Smart Array 4200 controller question


On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Andrew Heyn wrote:
> Now that its confirmed that it's a firmware crash...  What can I do
> about this? Could it be the driver?

I don't see how it could be the driver (feel free to prove me wrong
though).

It would be interesting to use the CMD_SENSE_DRV_STATUS command and see if
any of the error counters are increasing.

> or the drives giving an unexpected response? Can HP/Compaq help me?

I'm guessing they'd tell you to use Compaq drives.

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