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Subject: Re: 2.5.63-mm2
From: Mark Wong <markw@osdl.org>
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On Tue, 2003-03-04 at 14:09, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Mark Wong <markw@osdl.org> wrote:
> >
> > It appears something is conflicting with the old Adapatec AIC7xxx.  My
> > system halts when it attempts to probe the devices (I think it's that.) 
> > So I started using the new AIC7xxx driver and all is well.  I don't see
> > any messages to the console that points to any causes.  Is there
> > someplace I can look for a clue to the problem?
> > 
> > I actually didn't realize I was using the old driver and have no qualms
> > about not using it, but if it'll help someone else, I can help gather
> > information.
> 
> There are "fixes" in that driver in Linus's tree.  I suggest you revert to
> the 2.5.63 version of aic7xxx_old.c, see if that fixes it.

Reverting to Linus's 2.5.63 tree produces the same problem for me.  I
had thought I tried it before, but it turns out I was running 2.5.62. 
2.5.62's aic7xxx_old is good for me.