Bug 65058

Summary:	Installer and boot hang with aic7xxx: scsi0: Someone reset channel A
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Malcolm <mherbert>
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Doug Ledford <dledford>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:	Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Version:	7.3	CC:	shivag
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Description Malcolm 2002-05-16 20:42:31 UTC

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Description of problem:
Installation of RH 7.3 on Toshiba z300 Magnia Server

main screen hangs with loading aic7xxxx...
ctl alt F4 shows looping scsi0: Someone reset channel A

installing with  linux noapic gets round the problem, but booting the system via
grub cant find a way past the system hanging with same error. 

Its an Adaptec AIC-7892 (for external non-present, i'll look for the latest drivers


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Install RH7.3, use noapic option
2.Boot after install
3.System hangs with aic7xxx loading
	

Actual Results:  F4 console shows scsi0: Someone reset channel A

Expected Results:  Boots normally

Additional info:

It installed and booted RH 7.2 (although had to disable PCMCIA support as caused
problems

Comment 1 Doug Ledford 2002-05-23 23:53:02 UTC

This is almost always a termination issue.  If the scsi bus isn't terminated,
then there is nothing to pull the reset line high (which is the "good" state, if
it isn't pulled high then that's what signals a reset).  Is there actually
anything on scsi0, or is it an unused channel?

Comment 2 Malcolm 2002-05-24 07:49:17 UTC

the scsi channel is currently unused, although some of these 40 units we're
deploying will have the external disk packs.

i'll do some more work on this today....and look at the termination issues

Comment 3 Doug Ledford 2002-05-24 18:04:32 UTC

If the channel is unused and you get infinite "Someone reset channel A"
messages, then you are *guaranteed* to have a termination issue.  Make sure that
the motherboard side of that connector is properly terminated.  If you have to,
get an external terminator that can plug directly onto the scsi connector on the
outside of the chassis.  But, until the termination is fixed, this will be a
problem.