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Re: pcmcia scsi



> On 31. Jul 2017, at 16:54, Björn Johannesson <rherdware%yahoo.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I found an old Adaptec pcmcia scsi adapter in a box. It uses the aic(4) driver but
> it will not attach during boot/insertion it complains that it is "unable to detect chip!".
> 
> I found this oneliner patch in the archives:
> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/netbsd-bugs/2005/12/04/0013.html
> This patch makes it attach and work.
> 
> aic1 at pcmcia1 function 0: <Adaptec, Inc., APA-1460 SCSI Host Adapter, Version 0.01>
> scsibus0 at aic1: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
> scsibus0: waiting 2 seconds for devices to settle...
> sd0 at scsibus0 target 4 lun 0: <DEC, RZ29B    (C) DEC, 0016> disk fixed
> 
> Above is the external scsi-box for my DECstation connected to an i386 laptop.
> It mounts and works fine.
> 
> Now, whose leg do I need to (figuratively) hump to get this committed?

Looks like this should become a quirk.  Could you try an unmodified
kernel with option PCMCIAVERBOSE and post the dmesg?

--
J. Hannken-Illjes - hannken%eis.cs.tu-bs.de@localhost - TU Braunschweig (Germany)



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