Subject: kern/8257: ncr driver for tekram dc-310 on pc164 broken
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <darrenr@pobox.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 08/23/1999 19:15:49
>Number:         8257
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       ncr driver for tekram dc-310 on pc164 broken
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Aug 23 18:05:02 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Darren Reed
>Organization:
>Release:        NetBSD-1.4
>Environment:
System: NetBSD merlin.reed.wattle.id.au 1.4 NetBSD 1.4 (GENERIC) #0:


>Description:
	The NCR driver appears to be somewhat broken.  My system has a
Tekram DC-310 (NCR53C810AE) and a Fujitsu M2909STU HDD (SCSI ID#0), but
most of the time, booting results in the following set of messages
appearing:
...
probe(ncr0:0:1): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:1): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:1): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:1): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:1): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:1): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:2): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:2): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:2): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:2): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:2): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:2): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:3): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:3): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:3): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:3): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:3): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:3): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:4): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:4): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:4): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:4): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:4): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:4): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:5): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:5): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:5): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:5): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:5): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:5): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:6): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:6): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:6): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:6): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:6): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:6): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:7): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:7): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:7): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:7): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
probe(ncr0:0:7): extraneous data discarded.
probe(ncr0:0:7): COMMAND FAILED (9 80) @0xfffffe000005d800.
...
Fiddling with SCSI termination and changing cables does not appear to
have any substantial effect on this result.  The above has been
observed to happen with versions of /sys/dev/pci/ncr.c upto and
including 1.89 (1999/08/19).
>How-To-Repeat:
	Any attempt to talk to the HDD once it has booted results in the
same set of messages being output.
>Fix:
	
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: