Before I get ripped for posted a NRQ, I was advised that there has been much discussion about problems with AIC-7XXX on this list and that I should check with you since I'm running out of options and have have received little help from the linux-kernel list... The details are below, but I have been asked about the release and kernel source so... The main install is SW 3.4 and the kernel was downloaded from ftp.kernel.org before they went off the air, and it was the full 2.0.35 sources. Additionally, this same kernel is running fine on numerous other configurations that do NOT use the embedded AIC 7770 twin-channel SCSI. Any and all advise and suggestions would be appreciated... I'll subscribe to the list for the duration of this, but please copy me directly for the next couple hours so that I don't miss anything... Regards, Barry
I have a brand new Intel XLCBASE8TE8FS which comes with zip except a chassis, power supply and motherboard but on the MB is an embedded AIC7XXX dual-channel chipset. I've added the processor, IDE drives, SCSI CD, RAM, and a diskette and everytime I try an initial boot off the SW installation set using SCSINET.S, it reports seeing the seeing the aic7xxx chip set, enables the channels even though I'm only using channel A, resets the bus, and then moments later I see : aic7xxx: (aix7xxx_isr) Encountered spurious interrupt. scsi0: BRKADRINT error (0x1): Illegal Host Access Kernel Panic: scsi0: BRKADRINT, error 0c1, seqaddr 0x0 and the system halts. I've tried swapping out the CD with another and a hard drive, because ultimately I want them on-line too, but regardless of the SCSI device, I get the same exact error. I don't think channel B has anything to do with it, and to confirm that I tried terminating the bus and then I disabled the channel in BIOS, neither attempts altered the results, still a panic. This does not appear to be a new issue as I have seen posting for both SW and Debian from others experiencing the same error with similar configurations, but none of the postings has any accompanying resolution. Suggestions? Barry
