Bug 311061

Summary:	install-alpha-minimal-20100227 hangs when probing DAC960 RAID controller on initial boot.
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	Kevin Granade <kevin.granade>
Component:	InstallCD	Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	critical
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Alpha
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Kevin Granade 2010-03-24 04:04:07 UTC

When booting the installer on my AlphaServer 800, boot proceeds normally until it reaches the message "Scanning for DAC960...", then it hangs indefinitely.  Previously I tried the install-alpha-minimal-2008.0 install CD, but that ended with a Kernel Panic.  The part of the panic traceback I could see seemed to indicate it was probing the DAC960 when the panic occurred.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.boot install cd on AlphaServer 800 using aboot
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Actual Results:  
System hangs when it tries to probe DAC960 RAID Controller.

Expected Results:  
Boot and bring up RAID controller.

Comment 1 Kevin Granade 2010-03-27 00:39:33 UTC

Alright, this was a false alarm, after upgrading the DAC960's firmware to the latest version (4.70), everything seems to be peachy, cheers.