Re: SCSI errors in logs

[John Bradford]

> Running debian testing with 2.4.20 + preempt + bttv kernel patches with 
> 1GB of RAM - high memory enabled, I get big bunches of the following in 
> /var/log/messages.
> 
> 
> Mar 14 20:41:08 gandalf kernel: scsi0: Transceiver State Has Changed to 
> SE mode
> Mar 14 20:41:08 gandalf kernel: scsi0: Transceiver State Has Changed to 
> LVD mode
> Mar 14 20:41:08 gandalf kernel: scsi0: Transceiver State Has Changed to 
> SE mode
> Mar 14 20:41:27 gandalf kernel: scsi0: Transceiver State Has Changed to 
> LVD mode
> 
> On several occasions my logs have been filled with theses messages. 
> Adaptec driver is compiled in the kernel, and scsi0 is unused (scsi1 is 
> the other channel on my adaptec 39160, scsi2 is ide-scsi).  Nothing is 
> physically plugged in to this channel (yet!).
> 
> I'd be grateful for any ideas - is this hardware?

Plug a device in to it, make sure it's properly terminated, and it
should work :-).

I suspect that the SE/LVD negotiation is confused, because there are
no devices on the bus.

John.