Bug 146111 - aic79xx does not work on Dell 670
Summary: aic79xx does not work on Dell 670
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 4.0
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Dave Jones
QA Contact: Brian Brock
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-01-25 14:52 UTC by Don Scales
Modified: 2015-01-04 22:16 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2005-03-29 11:44:02 UTC
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Description Don Scales 2005-01-25 14:52:08 UTC
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Description of problem:
Running the install CDs on a Dell670 with scsi disks, the install fails
when the aic79xx driver is loaded - no disks are found.
Updating RHEL4 Beta 1 glibc and kernel with the Beta2 rpms, building a 
initrd and rebooting results in a kernel panic as system can't find any
disks. insmod: error inserting 'lib/aic79xx.ko': -1 No such device
Updating RHEL4 Beta 1 glibc and kernel and then rebuilding the system
from source also results in the same kernel panic.

RHEL4 Beta 1 works fine.

Porting the aic7xxx directory from the Beta 1 src tree, 
changing routines to use ssleep/msleep and then rebuilding 
the system results in a working aic79xx and a bootable system.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-smp-2.6.9-1.648_EL

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Run the RHEL4 Beta2 install CDs on a Dell 670
2.
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Actual Results:  aic79xx driver loaded and failed to find any disks

Expected Results:  aic79xx driver to load and install to continue

Additional info:

Comment 2 Don Scales 2005-01-26 14:46:44 UTC
(In reply to comment #1)
> the kernel-smp-2.6.9-1.648_EL is an old kernel. Can you please try and
> re-produce this on RC bits, kernel is: 2.6.9-5.EL
> 
Can you point me to the RHEL4 RC iso images - Thanks Don

Comment 3 John Preston 2005-03-24 21:19:44 UTC
Ummm... I am trying to install for first time on this machine.

The ISO images are the 2.6.9-1 and fails to install.  Trying to use REDHAT
driver/patch from a floppy does not work either.

I cannot consider (from a new installation) that the appropriate answer is that
2.6.9-1 is an old kernel unless there is a new set of .iso images to which I can
make a set of install CDs.

Having said that I am willing to use a NON_RELEASE version of CORE 3 if I can
get them in .iso format (otherwise a lot of pain to FUDGE-BOOT the machine and
format the drives!!!)

Comment 4 Don Scales 2005-03-29 11:44:02 UTC
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 is now released and aic79xx is working again.
I have installed on a Dell 670 without problems.
There do seem to be performance issues with this driver but I will
open a new Bug report for this.


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