Looking through /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx, it doesn't appear that the numeric argument-format you're using is valid. Have you tried "aic7xxx=no_reset"?
There seems to be some conflicts among the various compiled-in SCSI drivers on the installation diskset, which have prevented successful booting on a number of systems. If the above doesn't help, I've got an unofficial diskset containing only the aic7xxx driver, which might be worth a try. You can find it at "http://www.debian.org/~adric/aic7xxx/slink/";. On Mon, Mar 22, 1999 at 05:13:50AM -0800, Timothy Stetson wrote: > > Hi, > Just chiming in w/ a newbie question. I have an > Intergraph TD-3 (90Mhz) with 56Mb RAM and 2 \1Gb > SCSI-2 drives on an Adaptec AIC 7770 onboard. I'm > trying to install Linux on it and have only been able > to install w/ Caldera 1.2 so far but would like > instead Debian 2.1 (or 2.2). This is the problem. > When installing Debian or Redhat on this box when > booting from an installation boot disk everything > runs fine until it tries to reset my SCSI bus. Then I > get the message (for Debian, Redhat's is the same > flavor), > > aic7xxx:(aic7xxx_isr) encountered spurious interrupt. > scsi0: BRKARINT error(0x1). > illegal host access. > Kernel panic: scsi0: BRKARINT, error 0x1, seqaddr 0x0. > > I've tried to insert the boot aurgument: > aic7xxx=1 (for no_reset) > > to try to get initial boot going w/o kernel panic but > the init.rd or root.bin refuses to accept this > aurguement during the boot. > Could the kind debian-user group please give me > some input as to how to alleviate this problem so I > can configure this system to run my faorite flavor > of Linux (Debian)? I've been able to install Caldera > on it but would prefer Debian. > Details of install: > 1.) I'm installing from harddisk w/ the entire stable > R2.1 directory downloaded via FTP. (I have a cable > modem which facilitates this. I think I'll break down > and get the CD from Borders this eve.) > 2.) The machine is an Intergraph TD-3 (90Mhz) w/ 56Mb > EDO RAM, onboard AMD 79C960 PC-NET ethernet adapter, > onboard Adaptec AIC7770 dual channel SCSI adapter, > and Diamond Viper (via Intergraph) 2Mb PCI video card. > > This is a VERY proprietary system but it should > make an excellent box for running Debian (especially > after I upgrade the processor to an Evergreen 266Mhz > overdrive and bump up the RAM so I can run VMWARE. > > Thank you! >
