this is the order of the laod and the messages :
bash-2.05b# insmod drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.ko
Fusion MPT base driver 3.03.09
Copyright (c) 1999-2005 LSI Logic Corporation
bash-2.05b# insmod drivers/message/fusion/mptctl.ko
Fusion MPT misc device (ioctl) driver 3.03.09
mptctl: Registered with Fusion MPT base driver
mptctl: /dev/mptctl @ (major,minor=10,220)
bash-2.05b# insmod drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.ko
bash-2.05b# insmod drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.ko
bash-2.05b# insmod
/lib/modules/2.6.17.7/kernel/drivers/message/fusion/mptfc.ko
Fusion MPT FC Host driver 3.03.09
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 bringup
ioc0: FC929: Capabilities={Initiator,Target,LAN}
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (0)!
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (0)!
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 recovery
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (130)!
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (65)!
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 recovery
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (0)!
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (65)!
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 recovery
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (0)!
scsi0 : ioc0: LSIFC929, FwRev=02000a00h, Ports=1, MaxQ=1023, IRQ=10
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (65)!
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 recovery
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (0)!
mptbase: mpt_reply: WARNING - ioc0: Invalid cb_idx (65)!
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-mips-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Azer, William
Sent: Fri 10/27/2006 2:07 PM
To: ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: sanblaze driver -> LSFC929 FiberChannel
It is a bcm1480, using linux 2.6.17.7 with sanblaze PMC
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Azer, William <Bill.Azer@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thu Oct 26 19:06:09 2006
Subject: Re: sanblaze driver -> LSFC929 FiberChannel
On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 04:39:42PM -0400, Azer, William wrote:
> i am using the sanblaze card configured in the kernel for the
> fiberchannel. i enabled the mpt fusion fc and the ioctl driver, i also
> enable scsi disk support, ...
This is the first user report for such a device on MIPS ever afaics.
A few more details on your system, messages etc. could be useful to
solve your issue.
Ralf