Problems with new AIC7xxx-Driver

[castelli at cscs.ch]

>Hallo,
>
>I m not the most advanced Linux user or even kernel hacker but I think I
>can properly compile a Linux kernel and customize my system. I ve no
>experience with FreeBSD.
>
>Here is my hardware: Motherboard MS - 5169 (Aladdin 5), AHA-2940UW with
>SEAGATE ST51080N with rootfs (I boot from floppy cause WIN95 regularly
>destroys my MBR) as well as another IBM-HD and Pioneer-CDROM
>
>Here is my problem: With kernel 2.0.35 (SuSE-5.3-Distribution) I had the
>choice between an new SCSI-Driver and an old one. The new Driver didn't
>work (reasons below) so I took the old. Now I have to change for
>hardware reasons (Sedlbauer ISDN Card) to a newer kernel 2.1.112 without
>this choice. This is what happens on bootup:
>
>...
>scsi: 1 hosts
>(scsi 0:0:-1:-1) Scanning channel for devices
>SCSI: aborting command du to timeout: pid 1, scsi0, channel 0, id 0,
>lun0 Inquiry 00 00 00 ff 00
>SCSI host 0 abort (pid 1) time out - trying harder
>SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0
>...
>
>This ends in eternal repeating of resetting and searching for devices. I
>tried to change my settings in the SCSI-Bios (which is enabled) without
>success. So what can I do? Is there any hope for my new kernel to get
>booted properly? I do not believe in hardware failures because 2.0.35
>and older kernels as well as others OS's do not have a problem with my
>SCSI-System. Any hints? Thanks in advance

I had the same problem. It was resolved by installing a second operating
system (WIN'98) and booting linux with the file aic7xxx by:

sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/linux/distributions/SuSE/SuSE-Linux/suse_update/S
.u.S.E.-5.2/disks

my configuration:
pentium II (400MHz), asus P2B/S, aic7890(on board), 9.1Gb IBM SCSI3

>Uli
>
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