Bug 17584

Summary:	fatal SCSI error with a Symbios 53c875 controller on 4.0R install
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	tr <tr>
Component:	kern	Assignee:	freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description tr 2000-03-24 19:00:01 UTC

when attempting to do a new 4.0R install on my system, after I receive the message
"waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle", I get the error message:

sym0: PCI STATUS = 0x8100 (noperiph:sym0:0:-1:-1): SCSI BUS reset
detected. sym0:0: ERROR (40:0) (e-ae-0) (0/5) @ (script 88:1e000000).
sym0: script cmd = 82030000
sym0: regdump: da 10 80 05 47 00 00 0e 00 0e 00 ae 80 00 blah, blah ...

This error message dumps to the screen in a continuous stream, and never stops.
Obviously, the install does not proceed. The machine works fine with the 3.2, 3.3, and
3.4 installs, and is currently running 3.4R. The hardware includes:

K6 266
FIC PA2007 motherboard
64M SDRAM
Diamond Fireport 40 (Symbios 53c875)
Quantum Atlas III 4.5 UW

I am trying to do an ftp install.

How-To-Repeat: just attempt to do a 4.0R install

Comment 1 Sheldon Hearn freebsd_committer

2000-03-29 11:11:56 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->groudier

Over to the maintainer.

Comment 2 eduard.epi 2000-07-09 23:12:38 UTC

I am getting the same thing on a Asus K7V-board with an Athlon 700.
The text seems to be the same, but I don't know for sure, as the
text is scrolling very quickly. I have a Symbios 53C810a-controller
to which is attached my CDROM. This is very bad, for I cannot install
FreeBSD! Is there any help known?
Under Linux I had the same problem with the sym53c8xx driver and I had
to replace it by the older ncr-driver.

Peter B

Comment 3 rw 2001-09-28 21:27:23 UTC

hai,

  we just wanted to upgrade our as20 from true64:) to freeBSD4.4
  i'm getting a very similar error when booting the install-iso.
  sym1 reports this scsii bus reset on and on ...

  in hardware.txt i could read:

 >>  Don't try to use Symbios-chip based SCSI adapters in the PCI slots
   connected to hose 1. There is a not-yet-found FreeBSD bug that prevents
   this from working correctly. DS20 ships by default with a Symbios on hose
   1 so you have to move this card before you can install/boot FreeBSD on it.
 <<

   we then moved the card from pci1slot0 (hose1) to pci0slot2 (hose0) and
   pci0slot0 (hose0) ... without success.

   has anybody found a solution for this problem?
   
gruessen,
 robert                          mailto:rw@chekker.net

Comment 4 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer

2004-08-26 04:13:56 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->feedback

Is this still a problem with modern versions of FreeBSD?

Comment 5 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer

2004-08-26 04:13:56 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: groudier->freebsd-bugs

With bugmeister hat on, reassign from inactive committer.

Comment 6 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer

2004-08-26 04:17:27 UTC

State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed

Submitter's email address bounces.