On Mon, 1 Aug 2016, Mac User wrote: > Hello, > > I'm not able to get the modified Linux 4.1.20 kernel (the one with the > SCSI patches) working on a Quadra 660av. The kernel compiles (in about > 18 hours, compared to over 2 weeks on a Mac IIfx), but it panics at boot > with ESP SCSI errors (timeouts, resets, no mode sense). Debian 3.1 > (with a Linux 2.2.25 kernel) works on the Quadra 660av. I tried > terminating the external SCSI connection; that did not help.
Those patches affect only the mac_scsi driver. That means that they have no effect on Quadras (the hardware requires the mac_esp driver). The two AV models (Quadra 660av and 840av) are the only machines that access the ESP chip using PIO. (All of the other Quadras use PDMA.) What this means is that SCSI transfers on these AV models suffer from exactly the same limitation as SCSI transfers on the IIfx: the driver does not make use of the DMA hardware. Hence, Mac OS get about ten times better disk throughput than Linux on these machines. Anyway, I have not tested any AV quadra since Linux v3.x. At that time, mac_esp worked fine on my 660av. So I suggest trying an older kernel binary. I can build one for you if you like. BTW, if you were using a cross-compiler (to build a kernel in minutes rather than days) you could then use "git bisect" to identify the commit that caused the regression, if that's what this is. > My internal SCSI disk is a Seagate ST318417N with termination, > terminator power, and terminator power to bus jumpers set. ISTR that no SCSI devices should provide terminator power to the bus because the Mac does that (except PowerBooks, which do not power the bus). > > I can send pictures of the boot screen, or whatever other output might > be helpful. Or if another kernel is in the works, I can wait and try > that. Please send pictures. You can use the kernel parameter "fbcon=font:ProFont6x11" to get more text on the screen if it scrolls too fast. -- > > Thanks for any help.. > > -Stan > >
