Re: [Xen-users] Dell 2650

[Ernst Bachmann <e.bachmann@xxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 11 November 2005 20:15, David Brain wrote:
> I'm having some problems getting a Xen Dom0 running on a Dell Powedge
> 2650.  I'm using xen 3.0.0_pre20051027 with 2.6.12 patched xen sources.
>
> Problem is that it detects the SCSI controller, but the driver does not
> initialize the disks.
>
> The controller is an Adaptec AIC-7899P
>
> [from lspci]
> 0000:05:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01)
> 0000:05:06.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01)
>
> Works under plain linux using the 'Adaptec AIC7xxx Fast -> U160 (new
> driver)'.
>
> Under xen the boot never progresses past:
>
> scsi0 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36
>          <Adaptec aic7899 Ultra160 SCSI adapter>
>          aic7899: Ultra160 Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/253 SCBs
>
> Then does not detect the discs, and sits cyling scsi resets.
>
> I also tried the old AIC7 driver with similar results.
>
> Any thoughts as to how to progress (or kernel config hints)..

Could you check /proc/interrupts wether the IRQ is shared with some other 
device, maybe the USB controller?

There were quite some reports of dell hardware causing trouble unless you 
deactivate USB in the bios, maybe try that.

About the kernel config: I had a similar problem with a xen-3 snapshot, the 
SCSI controller (LSI Megaraid) wouldn't receive interrupts and cycle through 
scsi resets in an endless loop.
(uniprocessor kernel for dom0 on a dual Xeon system with HT)

I disabled "PCI Express support" and "Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI and 
MSI-X)"  and enabled "Local APIC support on uniprocessors" + "IO-APIC support 
on uniprocessors" in "Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)" under "X86 
Processor Configuration" which caused it to work again.

Unfortunately I didn't bother to check which of those four options acutally 
fixed it, but my guess would be the IO-APIC (the board doesn't have PCI 
Express)...

/Ernst

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