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scsi : 0 host.The SCSI device connected to the controller could not be found.
Some mainboards reveal a strange situation. It could happen that the onboard SCSI controller was found whereas the SCSI devices are not found.
On other systems it might occur that although the onboard controller was found it is not possible to access the SCSI devices. In this case the reason is that the onboard controller's interrupt is switched off while reading the defectuous PCI-BIOS, and afterwards it cannot be switched on again by the kernel. Consequently the onboard controller's interrupt is switched off at the first SCSI access to the SCSI devices, and the devices cannot be detected.
MOVEPCI
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Ask your local dealer for it or try:
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/
.
If you have a system which certainly finds the onboard SCSI controller but the SCSI devices are not detected, you should update your mainboard's BIOS. Another possibility is a patch that reads the PCI-BIOS with interrupts already switched off: ftp://ftp.suse.de/pub/special/bios32.c.diff.gz . This patch can be applied to a 2.0.xx kernel by invoking the following commands:
cp bios32.c.diff.gz /usr/src/ cd /usr/src/ zcat bios32.c.diff.gz | patch -p0Of course you have to recompile the kernel afterwards and install it. You may use this patch at your own risk. For your system's stability concerning data security it is recommended to update your mainboard's BIOS now!.
http://www-c724.uibk.ac.at/XL/
See also:
Keywords: PCIBIOS_INIT, PCI, BIOS, COMPAQ, COMPAC, ADAPTEC, 2940, AIC7870, AIC7880
Feedback welcome: Send Mail to werner@suse.de (Please give the following subject: SDB-compaq
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