SDB: Adaptec 2940 -- Reset Error

Adaptec 2940 -- Reset Error

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Symptom:

While booting, you get a message like:

aic7xxx: Resetting the SCSIbus ...done.
SCSI0: Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 2.18/2.2/2.7
scsi: 1 host
general protection: 0000
cpu:    0
EIP:    0010:[<00192e44<]
EFLAGS: 00010206
eax: ...
...
...(Traceback-Infos)
...
SCSI: aborting command due to timeout: pid 0 scis0, channel 0, id 0, lun 
0, Test
 
Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00

Afterwards, the computer freezes.

Cause:

The adapter reset cannot be executed.

Solution:

Declare, as a kernel parameter:

        aic7xxx=no_reset

Keywords: ADAPTEC, 2940, NO_RESET, BOOT

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