Boot: SCSI Timeouts

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: All versions

Symptom:

Your system is equipped with a SCSI controller. During the boot process, the following message is displayed:

SCSI: aborting command due to timeout ...

Cause:

The devices connected to your SCSI controller do not behave according to the SCSI standard.

Solution:

There are two possibilities:
  1. Enter the following parameter at the boot prompt:

    linux max_scsi_luns=1

    (linux stands for the name of the kernel.)

  2. Open the file /etc/lilo.conf with an editor and append the line:

    append="max_scsi_luns=1"

    to the line image = /boot/vmlinuz

    Then start lilo. Your devices should work smoothly after the reboot.


See also:
o SCSI-checklist

Keywords: BOOT, SCSI, TIMEOUTS

Categories: LILO , SCSI

SDB-tg_scsi_timout, Copyright SuSE Linux AG, Nürnberg, Germany - Version: 28. Jun 2002
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