sym53c8xx-driver (was: Re: [parisc-linux] kernel merge)

Richard Hirst rhirst@linuxcare.com
Tue, 14 Nov 2000 10:17:04 +0000


Hi Helge,

On Tue, Nov 14, 2000 at 01:13:58AM +0100, Helge Deller wrote:
> On Tuesday 14 November 2000 00:27, Richard Hirst wrote:
> > Hi Helge,
> >   The problem I fixed related to the ncr53c8xx driver (which shares
> > code with sym53c8xx), and was to make 53c720 support work again.
> > sym53c8xx worked for me on my A180.  Please can you try booting
> > with
> > 
> > 	sym53c8xx=verb:7,debug:0xffff
> > 
> > and send me the output?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> >  Richard
> 
> 
> Hi Richard,
> 
> the output and the relevant part of .config is attached.
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> 	Helge

Thanks.  I agree it doesn't look like the driver is even seeing the
chip; I wonder if PCI support is broken...

> dino_bridge_init: IO_ADDR_EN hasn't been configured.
> kernel BUG at dino.c:646!

Does it usually say that on bootup?

Richard