> > Is it safe/advisable to simply use the aic7xxx driver from 2.0.33 since it
> > works fine? If so, is there anything special that I should be aware of
> > using a different driver than what comes with the kernel?
>
> That is intentionally true for all .33 and .34 drivers. Also check with
> Doug if he has a yet newer driver. Finally on the Adaptec front there is
> one piece of good news. Adaptec joined Linux International and will also
> be providing documentation and assistance to people working on the driver
> -finally-. Hopefully that will signifcantly improve the driver
Thank you for the info Alan.
FYI - to those having the problem:
I've now gotten 9 consecutive successful boots with 2.0.34 by using the
'no_reset' parameter for the aic7xxx driver. No guarantees, but it's
working for me. :)
I never would have known about it, but I went snooping around in the
driver source (not that I would have a clue how to fix it...) and I found
that parameter. I've since included it in lilo.conf and all is well.
append="aic7xxx=no_reset"
...Mike
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