Drivers for Symbios Logic/LSI Logic Host Adapters

KEYWORDS: openserver v5 osr5 symbios lsi adapter drivers bus pci advanced hardware 4.11.03 supplement ftp downloadable slha scsi

RELEASE:  SCO OpenServer Enterprise System Release 5.0.6a, 5.0.7b
          SCO OpenServer Desktop System Release 5.0.6a, 5.0.7b
          SCO OpenServer Host System Release 5.0.6a, 5.0.7b

HARDWARE: Symbios 53C810 (all 53c8xx SCSI I/O processors)
          Symbios 53C810A
          Symbios 53C815
          Symbios 53C825
          Symbios 53C825A
          Symbios 53C860
          Symbios 53C875
          Symbios 53C8751
          Symbios 53C875J
          Symbios 53C876
          Symbios 53C895
          Symbios 53C896
          LSI53C1010 
          LSI53C1010R 
          LSI53C1000 
          LSI53C1000R

PROBLEM:  What drivers are available for Symbios Logic/LSI Logic Host Adapters?

NOTE:     This driver package is to be installed on:

                SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a, 5.0.7b

SOLUTION: This driver package is available at the following URL:

              ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/drivers/slha_4.11.03/

	  Modification History
	  --------------------
	  1996-Dec-13 - version 3.06.09
	  1997-Sep-17 - version 4.00.02
	  1998-Jun-11 - version 4.04.02
          1999-Aug-04 - version 4.06.02
	  2003-Nov-10 - version 4.11.03

          To install the driver, follow these instructions:  

          1. Acquire the driver from the ftp address given above.

             - Download the btld image to a directory/file on your machine,
               for example, /tmp/slha_btld.img.

             - Verify the downloaded image using sum:

                   sum -r /tmp/slha_btld.img

               This should return:

                   57026  2880 /tmp/slha_btld.img

             - Format a floppy disk using the format command.

             - Copy the downloaded image to the floppy:

                   dd if=/tmp/slha_btld.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=18k

             - Verify the copied floppy image using sum:

                   sum -r /dev/fd0    

               This should return:

                   57026  2880 /dev/fd0

          2a. Fresh Installation on Primary Drive

              - Insert a boot disk or Installation CD and boot the system.
    
              - At the boot prompt, type:
          
                    defbootstr link=slha

              - Press <Return> and continue with normal installation.  

          2b. Installation on a Secondary Drive
            
              - Boot and Login normally.

              - Mount the floppy image:

                    mount -r /dev/fd0 /mnt

              - Use the BTLD Install script to install the driver:

                    /etc/btldinstall /mnt

          Once the kernel has been relinked, reboot the host and verify
          that the driver is initializing the card. The boot time banner
          should look similar to the below:
	
%adapter   0xec00-0xecff  11  -  type=slha ha=0 slot=0 bus=0 id=7 fts=sto


          When the adapter is installed and the boot-time banner is properly
          displayed, you may use the appropriate mkdev script to add a disk,
          tape, or cdrom to the Ultra SCSI Bus.

NOTE:     Installation of Release Supplement 5.0.6a (RS506a) onto a system 
          with this new SLHA driver installed will result in kernel relink 
          errors similar to:

            i386ld: Symbol numHBAs in
                 /var/opt/K/SCO/link/1.1.1Ga/etc/conf/pack.d/slha/space.o
            is multiply defined. First defined in
                 /var/opt/K/SCO/link/1.1.1Ga/etc/conf/pack.d/slha/Driver.o
            ERROR: Can not link-edit unix
            system build failed
            Error: kernel link failed
            Error Stack: Kernel link failed

          If you have installed RS506a and are getting the above errors, you
          will need to reapply the the SHLA BTLD as described in step 2b above 
          before rebooting your system to correct the problem.

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