Problem with QLogic
Hello,
we run into the same problem as mentioned by some other people before.
We get SCSI timeouts with QLogic controller.
But, if we try to get into Qlogic BIOS, the systems stalls - nithing happens.
So we can not change the option for >4GB support.
This is stupid, as I don't have any other controller at my hands... (which would be supported??)
System is A3 stepping, BIOS 60.
Any idea?
regards
Holger Berger
Quoted 1 line · Holger Berger
System is A3 stepping, BIOS 60.
Don't use BIOS 60 yet (it requires increased ACPI support in the kernel, IIRC.) Use BIOS 59 instead.
Bill
Hello,
does the usage of BIOS 59 solve the SCSI timeout problems or does it solve the problem that I can not access the QLogic BIOS?
I read that usage of older ELI or lilo should also solve some sort of SCSI timeout problems. It does not for our boxes...
regards
Holger
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Quoted 2 lines · Holger Berger
does the usage of BIOS 59 solve the SCSI timeout problems or does it solve the problem that I can not access the QLogic BIOS?
It should solve the SCSI timeout problems; don't know off the top of my head if it would affect entering the Qlogic BIOS.
Bill
Holger,
As far as we can see (at CERN), BIOS59 solves our SCSI timeout problems. Christian
You should be able to boot 2.4.0-test7 (ACPI enabled) kernel on FW 60.
Rohit
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From: Bill Nottingham [mailto:[email protected]]
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Quoted 2 lines · Holger Berger
does the usage of BIOS 59 solve the SCSI timeout problems or does it solve the problem that I can not access the QLogic BIOS?
It should solve the SCSI timeout problems; don't know off the top of my head if it would affect entering the Qlogic BIOS.
Bill
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Quoted 2 lines · Holger Berger
does the usage of BIOS 59 solve the SCSI timeout problems or does it solve the problem that I can not access the QLogic BIOS?
No, it doesn't. If you have a BugSur and you try entering Qlogic BIOS by pressing Alt-Q the system will hang.
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I read that usage of older ELI or lilo should also solve some sort of SCSI timeout problems. It does not for our boxes...
If you get SCSI timeouts this usually means that IRQ routing setup is wrong. Neither lilo nor eli incorporated full ACPI support yet. The solution is to use 2.4.0-test7 kernel plus the latest IA-64 patch. This patch has support for ACPI parsing which means that it should be able to correctly set up IRQ routing from the ACPI tables. I have tested test7 on a 2P BigSur with BIOS 60 and it works without problems.
Uros
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Uros,
I see your back at work after IDF. ;-) How dod your talk go?
What are you using to boot test7 with, lilo or eli? Just curious.
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Quoted 2 lines · Holger Berger
does the usage of BIOS 59 solve the SCSI timeout problems or does it solve the problem that I can not access the QLogic BIOS?
No, it doesn't. If you have a BugSur and you try entering Qlogic BIOS by pressing Alt-Q the system will hang.
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I read that usage of older ELI or lilo should also solve some sort of SCSI timeout problems. It does not for our boxes...
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If you get SCSI timeouts this usually means that IRQ routing setup is wrong. Neither lilo nor eli incorporated full ACPI support yet. The solution is to use 2.4.0-test7 kernel plus the latest IA-64 patch. This patch has support for ACPI parsing which means that it should be able to correctly set up IRQ routing from the ACPI tables. I have tested test7 on a 2P BigSur with BIOS 60 and it works without problems.
PS: join #ia64Linux on irc.openprojects.net for live chat
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What are you using to boot test7 with, lilo or eli? Just curious.
lilo-0.9.0. With ACPI support in the kernel now the bootloader shouldn't matter that much.
Uros
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