Re: Kernel - aic7xxx

["Toni Guedes" <toni mindless com>]

>Toni Guedes <toni mindless com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>
>>My computer (Via MVP3.5 chipset + aha-2940 + C.Labs awe32) hangs when
>>playing sounds under X/gnome with the original rh6.1 kernel (2.2.12)...it
>>seens to be a problem with the Via chipset or ISA DMAs...I don't know...so
I
>>decided to compile a new kernel (2.2.13) and it gave me a new problem!
>>it doesn't  regonize the aha-2940 (connected to a ZipDrive and a Yamaha
>>CDRW) at boot time.
>
>Well, if you can't fix the problem at hand - I say create a *bigger* one!
;-)
Yep!

>
>>Has anyone had this problem? Can anyone offer a solution?
>
>Sounds like you've left something out of the kernel compile.  Did you
>change any of the SCSI settings or leave them as is?  You say the devices
>are not recognized at boot time - can you manually load the drivers later
>and get them to work?


When I mount any of the scsi devices the system freeze for a couple of
seconds while loading aic7xxx module, but the main problem begins when I try
to burn some CDRs. It takes a longer time to load, making me lose a lot of
discs due to timeout problems...

>
>-Eric
>
>
>Eric Sisler
>Library Computer Technician
>Westminster Public Library
>Westminster, CO, USA
>esisler westminster lib co us



tks,

Toni Guedes
toni mindless com
Brazil