On 2002.10.30 11:13, Frank van der Linden wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 09:51:35AM +0100, Christoph Kaegi wrote:
> > 
> > named 6012P-6B (Transtec 1001L). 
> > 
> > It is built from the following:
> > 
> > - Intel E7500 "Plumas" chipset
> > - Intel 2.4GHz Xeon with 512KB Cache
> > - ICH3 IO Controller Hub
> > - P64H2 PCI-X Hub
> > - AIC-7899W SCSI
> > - Intel 82550 Ethernet (1x10/100 + 1x10/100/1000)
> 
> [...]
> > Would NetBSD run on such a system? 
> 
> Yep, it'll work. If you had multiple CPUs, you'd need an MP kernel.
> If you want to use the HyperThreading (virtual CPU) stuff in the CPU,
> then you're likely to need an MP kernel as well (i.e. -current). But,
> I don't know if the BIOS builds an MP info table with only one CPU present
> (the MP code currently relies on that table).
> 
> Anyway, 1.6 should run fine on it. I have seen reports of the
> ahc driver having a fit when no devices are attached to it,
> if that's the case you may have to build a kernel with the
> ahc driver removed.
> 

OK, I've got the system now, and having errors with an unknown device
on ahc0:

-------------------------------------- 8< --------------------------------------
ahc0 at pci3 dev 2 function 0
ahc0: interrupting at irq 5
ahc0: aic7899 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
scsibus0 at ahc0: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
ahc1 at pci3 dev 2 function 1
ahc1: interrupting at irq 5
ahc1: aic7899 Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 16/255 SCBs
scsibus1 at ahc1: 16 targets, 8 luns per target
ahc0:A:6: Message reject for 8 -- ignored
probe(ahc0:0:6:0): Unexpected busfree in Message-in phase
probe(ahc0:0:6:0): generic HBA error

 [...]

sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST336607LC, 0002> SCSI3 0/direct fixed
sd1 at scsibus0 target 2 lun 0: <SEAGATE, ST336607LC, 0002> SCSI3 0/direct fixed

scsibus0 target 6 lun 0: <SUPER, GEM318, 0> SCSI2 3/processor fixed not configured

-------------------------------------- 8< --------------------------------------

Does anybody know what this GEM318 could be?
Do I need to worry about the "unexpected busfree" and "generic HBA error"
messages?

Or is this, what you call "having a fit"? Though, there ARE devices on this bus.

Thanks

Chris

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Christoph Kaegi                                           kgc@zhwin.ch
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