[Bug 149071] Re: -server kernel variant fails to boot on PowerEdge 2650 with AACRAID timeouts

[Esa Häkkinen]

Report being fixed with Dell firmware update v2.8.1.7692 (build 7692).

Tested OK with Hardy 9.04 and Karmic 9.10 on Dell PowerEdge 2550 with
PERC 3/Di (hw pci id 1028:0002).

Problem is in firmware: "PERC has no 64 bit scsi passthrough function."
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9133

Workaround for pre-v.2.8.1.7692: downgrade performance with kernel (2.6.25.4) options:
"aacraid.dacmode=0 aacraid.nondasd=0 aacraid.expose_physicals=0"

PowerEdge 2550 PERC Firmware v2.8.1.7692 is available on Win32 floppy
writer program only. I extracted files from floppies
http://esa.hakkinen.com/konehuone/dell2550/ and used FreeDOS to flash
firmare.

Patch first motherboard BIOS and reboot, then PERC firmware, otherwise
bricking will happen. It's good idea to have v2.8.x firmare already
patched before this update. readme.txt says v2.6 is minimum, other
sources recommend updating from v2.6/v2.7 to 2.8.0 first. Seek
ftp://ftp.us.dell.com/sysman/ and dell support site for firmware
updates.

** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #9133
   http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9133

** Attachment added: "ubuntu-bug kernel dump"
   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/34088597/apport.linux-image-2.6.31-14-generic-pae.9qbrfr.apport

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-server kernel variant fails to boot on PowerEdge 2650 with AACRAID timeouts
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149071
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