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List:       aic7xxx
Subject:    Re: Adaptec 2940 problems
From:       Michael Nelson <nelson () seahunt ! imat ! com>
Date:       1999-10-11 11:22:38
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On Mon, Oct 11, 1999 at 02:13:28AM -0400, Xtacy wrote:
-> Hello, new to the list and having some problems.
-> 
-> First if this question is in an FAQ, i apologise for sending it and
-> could you please point me to the FAQ. Thank you
-> 
-> I have an adaptec 2940u2w and I am receving abort due to timeout
-> messages whenever i try to access the hard drive.  The drive is a WD
-> 9180 u2w drive.  All termination is set correctly and it even works in
-> DOS/windows so I don't think this is a hardware misconfiguration error.
-> 
-> I have tried kernel 2.2.12 and 2.3.20 with no success.

I too had reset problems under 2.2.12, even with the
aic7xxx-5.1.20-2.2.12.patch.  My U2W with IBM DRVS09V (LVD) drive was going
into reset loops during boot.  It was fine under stock 2.2.10.

I was running Adaptec's 2.11 bios in my 2940U2W.  I went to their site and
noticed they had a new 2.2 bios.  I followed the instructions, flashed the
new bios, and have had no further problems.  You might check your bios level
in the card and update it to 2.2 if yours is an earlier rev.

Hope this helps!

Michael


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