Re: Problems with Adaptec SCSI-cards

From: Jean-David Beyer (jdbeyer_at_exit109.com)
Date: 11/16/04 

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:37:21 -0500

Peter T. Breuer wrote:
> acd@homeunix.net wrote:
>
>> The card shows up fine in Linux. The disk shows fine. I can even
>> create partitions to the disk and it writes the boot record fine.
>> When I try to create the filesystem: It starts to write the info to
>> the disk, but depending on the size of the partition, it hangs within
>> 3 seconds dumping the scsi-info and that abort-thingie. Same result
>> on all 2940/2940 cards and disks and cables.
>
>
> What kernel? What driver? What CPU(s)?
>
> What speed did you set the disks to in the scsi bios? Turn them to
> 10MBs.
>
> What options did you give the driver?
>
> Personally I hate adaptec 79xxx cards. 2940 is old isn't it? Is that
> the old pci card, from before the 160MBs standards?
>
It looks very old to me:

http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/techspecs.jsp?sess=no&language=English+US&prodkey=AHA-2940AU&cat=%2fProduct%2fAHA-2940AU&fromarea=prod

I am surprised they are still selling it.

"The AHA-2940 Ultra host adapter is the ideal PCI-to-SCSI host adapter for
  entry-level servers and workstations. It moves data fast -- up to 20
  MByte/sec. And it connects up to 7 SCSI devices for expanded storage
  capacity. In addition, the AHA-2940 Ultra adapter delivers unrivaled
  system and peripheral compatibility." 

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