Andrew, I applied the patch. Following is the output from /var/log/messages after recompiling and reloading the driver. Thanks Nohez ------------------------------------------------------------------- Relevant output from /var/log/messages ------------------------------------------------------------------- kernel: QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Driver kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: Found an ISP2422, irq 11, iobase 0xd1094000 kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: Configuring PCI space... kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: Configure NVRAM parameters... kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: Verifying loaded RISC code... kernel: scsi(3): **** Load RISC code **** kernel: qla2x00_mailbox_command(3): **** FAILED. mbx0=4001, mbx1=0, mbx2=568, cmd=9 **** kernel: qla2x00_load_ram(3): failed. rval=102 mb[0]=4001. kernel: scsi(3): [ERROR] Failed to load segment 0 of firmware kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: [ERROR] Failed to load segment 0 of firmware kernel: Mailbox registers: kernel: scsi(3): mbox 0 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 1 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 2 0x0002 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 3 0x4001 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 4 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 5 0x0000 kernel: qla2x00_mailbox_command(3): **** FAILED. mbx0=4001, mbx1=e000, mbx2=568, cmd=9 **** kernel: qla2x00_load_ram(3): failed. rval=102 mb[0]=4001. kernel: scsi(3): [ERROR] Failed to load segment 0 of firmware kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: [ERROR] Failed to load segment 0 of firmware kernel: Mailbox registers: kernel: scsi(3): mbox 0 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 1 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 2 0x0002 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 3 0x4001 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 4 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): mbox 5 0x0000 kernel: scsi(3): Setup chip **** FAILED ****. kernel: qla2x00_initialize_adapter(): **** FAILED **** kernel: qla2400 0000:02:02.0: Failed to initialize adapter kernel: scsi(3): Failed to initialize adapter - Adapter flags 0. kernel: qla2x00_mailbox_command(3): **** FAILED. mbx0=4001, mbx1=d13d, mbx2=d188, cmd=14 **** kernel: qla2x00_stop_firmware(3): failed=102. kernel: Trying to free free IRQ11 ------------------------------------------------------------------- On Fri, 13 Jan 2006, Andrew Vasquez wrote: > Could you apply the attached patch so that we can get some additional > information which may help in narrowing down where exactly we are > failing? After applying the patch, recompiling, and reloading the > driver, forward over the kernel-output. > > Thanks, > Andrew Vasquez > > --- > > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.h > index 935a59a..632f653 100644 > --- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.h > +++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_dbg.h > @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ > */ > /* #define QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_1 */ /* Output register accesses to COM1 */ > /* #define QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_2 */ /* Output error msgs to COM1 */ > +#define QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_2 /* Output error msgs to COM1 */ > /* #define QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_3 */ /* Output function trace msgs to COM1 */ > /* #define QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_4 */ /* Output NVRAM trace msgs to COM1 */ > /* #define QL_DEBUG_LEVEL_5 */ /* Output ring trace msgs to COM1 */ > diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_settings.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_settings.h > index 363205c..b2e22b0 100644 > --- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_settings.h > +++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_settings.h > @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ > * Compile time Options: > * 0 - Disable and 1 - Enable > */ > -#define DEBUG_QLA2100 0 /* For Debug of qla2x00 */ > +#define DEBUG_QLA2100 1 /* For Debug of qla2x00 */ > > #define USE_ABORT_TGT 1 /* Use Abort Target mbx cmd */ - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html