Subject: Re: pc164/ncr scsi problems
To: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
From: Darren Reed <darrenr@reed.wattle.id.au>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/23/1999 03:07:03
In some email I received from Matt Thomas, sie wrote:
> 
> At 07:55 AM 8/22/99 , Darren Reed wrote:
> >In getting my pc164 running, I've plugged in an older narrow HDD to my
> >tekram dc-310.  The HDD itself is a Fujitsu M2909STU (2.9GB).  I've
> >tried with no termination, termination on the drive only, only externally
> >and both ends - all return with the same result: shit happens when NetBSD
> >boots up.  This drive _was_ working, seemingly without any problems in a
> >drive housing connected up to a Sparc LX running SunOS4.1.4.
> 
> I fixed this in the ncr driver last week.  I should submit the patch to
> 1.4.2...

Umm, I used the -current ncr.c with 1.4 and this was the result:

ncr0 at pci0 dev 9 function 0: ncr 53c810a fast10 scsi
ncr0: interrupting at eb164 irq 3
ncr0: minsync=25, maxsync=206, maxoffs=8, 16 dwords burst, normal dma fifo
ncr0: single-ended, open drain IRQ driver
ncr0: restart (scsi reset).
scsibus0 at ncr0: 8 targets, 8 luns per target
probe(ncr0:0:0): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:0): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
sd0 at scsibus0 targ 0 lun 0: <FUJITSU, M2909S-512, 0134> SCSI2 0/direct fixed
sd0(ncr0:0:0): 10.0 MB/s (100 ns, offset 8)
sd0: 2956MB, 3138 cyl, 19 head, 101 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 6054834 sectors
probe(ncr0:0:1): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:1): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:1): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:1): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:1): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:1): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
...

Sorry.  Just in case ppl are wondering, the drive works ok with an
Adaptec 2905 (borrowed from another PC for testing) and different
cables makes no difference.  Let me know if you have any further
patches you want tested.

Darren