Re: SCSI problems with a 2650

Stuart,

The real problem, I think , is not exactly and only
with Dell 2650 servers because I don't have one.

For remind my config is the following :

- motherboard TYAN s2468GN
- 2 x 512 PC2100/ddr226 Kingston memory module
- 2 x AMD Athlon MP 1800+
- Controller raid scsi ADAPTEC 5400s
- 4 x Hard Drive Cheetah 15k.3 18.4gb U320 Scsi-80
3.6ms 15k Rpm 3.5lp ( RAID-5 )
- DVD ide PIONEER

so I would correct what you say with this :

1.  This is a common problem being experienced by
    a lot of users running Linux, and 
SMP (Intel/AMD) machines with a RAID SCSI Controller (
with chipset equivalent to this one on Adaptec 5400s -
so module aacraid )
2.  No one knows what the cause is ...
3.  No one has any idea how to solve it either.
    ( This is not exactly true. ) I received an answer
from alan saying this : 

"As far as I can tell everyone in adaptec who knew
anything about this hardware and Linux was
'downsized'"

So our problem could well be resolved if Adaptec
suports correctly their products. I found this
behaviour very dramatic for a so well known company
with so expensive and high level products.

So as I said it in this list, I will try this weekend
( if I have time , not guaranteed !!! ) to install
FreeBSD and to analyze how this OS behaves with my
machine.  I know well this is not a linux solution but
if it really not work with it, what can we do ???

Furthermore, I searched a general e-mail for Adaptec
company to ask their opinion about this mail but I
didn't find one.

So, maybe one day Adaptec will really supports linux
...
let's talk about this ...
vincent.

--- Russell Stuart <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-07-22 at 16:21, Russell Stuart wrote:
> > This is a long post because it represents 6 months
> worth of effort in
> > trying to solve the problem myself.  I have now
> decided its a hardware
> > problem.  What I am after is confirmation, or
> failing that suggestions
> > on what to do next.  Preferably this should come
> from someone with
> > "@dell.com" or "@redhat.com" in their email
> address for reasons that
> > will be obvious later.
> 
> Well, that was met with deathly silence - from dell
> and redhat anyway. 
> Given what Vincent said, I take it the situation is:
> 
>   1.  This is a common problem being experienced by
> a lot of 2650
>       users running Linux, and
> 
>   2.  No one knows what the cause is, ergo
> 
>   3.  No one has any idea how to solve it either.
> 
> Is that an accurate summary?
> 
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