Subject: Re: AS 1200 + qlogic RAID
To: None <mjacob@feral.com>
From: David Hopper <dhop@nwlink.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/13/1999 22:45:21
I should add that the RAID config file also includes 'START array' with the
string '1 2 0'.  Columns, rows, RAID level.  Sorry about the omission.

I'll fire up a debug kernel and post the results.

Thanks,
dhop

Matthew Jacob wrote:

> That is very very strange. I have no idea.
>
> It's strange on two counts- one that it goes to the empty controller. And,
> second, that you get this aborted command.
>
> This looks more like a misdirected interrupt (kn300) than a Qlogic
> problem. Can you build a DEBUG kernel and publish the full boot messages?
>
> You know, it's too bad that Jason nuked the messages I used to have in the
> kernel- the stray interrupts could then be specifically bound to a
> specific bus and PCI slot.
>
> On Mon, 13 Dec 1999, David Hopper wrote:
>
> > I have two Qlogic 1040B's:  an isp0 with three Seagate 4-gig drives, and
> > an isp1 that isn't hooked up to anything.  The system is on the first
> > disk, sd0a, on isp0, and I'm trying to stripe the remaining two disks at
> > sd1a and sd2a, again, all three disks on isp0.  I get the following
> > errors when I run raidctl -C /etc/raidcfg raid0:
> >
> > isp1: command for target 4 lun 0 was aborted
> > stray kn300 irq 8
> > [...]
> > ad infinitum: the process continues to attempt the RAID creation,
> > failing each time on the empty controller.  Why is it hitting this
> > controller??
> >
> > Here's my /etc/raidcfg:
> >
> > START disks
> > /dev/sd1a
> > /dev/sd2a
> >
> > START layout
> > 32 1 1 0
> >
> > START queue
> > fifo 100
> >
> > I'm using the platform .997, Core 1.11 Qlogic driver from the 12/11/99
> > sources, and a hand-rolled kernel with the DEC_KN300 and RAID defines.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> > dhop
> >
> >
> >
> >