Subject: Re: scsi bug
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@lagavulin.pdl.cs.cmu.edu>
From: Peter Galbavy <peter@wonderland.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/02/1995 07:58:57
> > scsibus0 at esp0
> > esp0 targ 1 lun 0: <QUANTUM, P105SS 910-10-94, 8.9> SCSI1 0/direct fixed
> > sd0 at scsibus0: 100MB, 1019 cyl, 6 head, 33 sec, 512 bytes/sec
> > error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error...
> > error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error..
> > . error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error.
> > .. error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error... error
> > ... error... error... <I hit L1-a here>
My quick hack. Run "probe-scsi" at the ok prompt before booting :(
> it's fairly well known that the current sparc driver leaves a _lot_ to
> be desired. last i heard, charles was in the process of rewriting it,
> but was in "doc wait." however, either the docs are on their way to
> him by now, or he already has them... 8-) I have no idea when it
> will be fit for public consumption, however.
I did the initial work and I strongly agree. The restrictions when
I left the code (due to time restrictions) are:
*bad* error handling
sync support broken
disconnection support broken
lots of other "assumptions" not related to any documentation
If Charles or anyone else can take the code and run with it, good
luck to them. I would love to have finished the driver (and tested
it better) by I am now on 25 hour days at work :)
Regards,
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