AIC-7880 install help!

[Keenan]

I decided to switch my home server over to Red hats version of linux. I have a Netserver LC3 with 9.1Gb SCSI. This system ran fine under 2000, however I can't get the box to go past the scsi driver install of 7xxx. I get a parity error detected with data in phase seq address 0x1AE. I have been on just about every newsgroup searching for the answer, and I see a lot of problems with the driver, but no clear way on how to fix it. I am loading red hat version 9. I get the same problem when trying to install 7.2. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for you help in advance.

Keenan

[Kodjo Agbenu]

Hi Keenan,

I've read somewhere that it has something to do with HP firmware, not the Linux aic7xxx driver itself.

However, you can try to go into expert mode and manually load aic7xxx_old.

Good luck.

Kodjo

[Keenan]

Thanks for the response. Where is the old driver located?

[Kodjo Agbenu]

During the install, if you let Red Hat choose a driver for you it will always fall back to aic7xxx.

Therefore, at the first installation screen you must enter "expert", then manually load the "aid7xxx_old" driver.

Good luck.

Kodjo

[Keenan]

Well I tried using the old driver, and that didn't work either. Any other tricks up your sleeve?

Keenan