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+====================================================================
+=             Adaptec Ultra320 Family Manager Set v1.3.0           =
+=                                                                  =
+=                            README for                            =
+=                    The Linux Operating System                    =
+====================================================================
+
+The following information is available in this file:
+
+  1. Supported Hardware
+  2. Version History
+  3. Command Line Options
+  4. Additional Notes
+  5. Contacting Adaptec
+
+
+1. Supported Hardware
+
+   The following Adaptec SCSI Host Adapters are supported by this 
+   driver set. 
+
+   Ultra320 Adapters         Description
+   ----------------------------------------------------------------
+   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320   Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
+                             Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external 
+                             68-pin, two internal 68-pin)
+   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D  Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
+                             Ultra320 SCSI Card (two external VHDC
+                             and one internal 68-pin)
+   Adaptec SCSI Card 39320D  Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
+                             Ultra320 SCSI Card (two external VHDC
+                             and one internal 68-pin) based on the
+                             AIC-7902B ASIC
+   Adaptec SCSI Card 29320   Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
+                             Ultra320 SCSI Card (one external 
+                             68-pin, two internal 68-pin, one
+                             internal 50-pin)
+   Adaptec SCSI Card 29320LP Single Channel 64-bit Low Profile
+                             PCI-X 133MHz to Ultra320 SCSI Card
+                             (One external VHDC, one internal
+                             68-pin)
+   AIC-7901A                 Single Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 
+                             Ultra320 SCSI ASIC
+   AIC-7902A4                Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to 
+                             Ultra320 SCSI ASIC
+   AIC-7902B                 Dual Channel 64-bit PCI-X 133MHz to
+                             Ultra320 SCSI ASIC
+
+2. Version History
+   1.3.10 (June 3rd, 2003)
+        - Align the SCB_TAG field on a 16byte boundary.  This avoids
+          SCB corruption on some PCI-33 busses.
+        - Correct non-zero luns on Rev B. hardware.
+        - Update for change in 2.5.X SCSI proc FS interface.
+        - When negotiation async via an 8bit WDTR message, send
+          an SDTR with an offset of 0 to be sure the target
+          knows we are async.  This works around a firmware defect
+          in the Quantum Atlas 10K.
+        - Implement controller susupend and resume.
+        - Clear PCI error state during driver attach so that we
+          don't disable memory mapped I/O due to a stray write
+          by some other driver probe that occurred before we
+          claimed the controller.
+
+   1.3.9 (May 22nd, 2003)
+        - Fix compiler errors.
+        - Remove S/G splitting for segments that cross a 4GB boundary.
+          This is guaranteed not to happen in Linux.
+        - Add support for scsi_report_device_reset() found in
+          2.5.X kernels.
+        - Add 7901B support.
+        - Simplify handling of the packtized lun Rev A workaround.
+        - Correct and simplify handling of the ignore wide residue
+          message.  The previous code would fail to report a residual
+          if the transaction data length was even and we received
+          an IWR message.
+
+   1.3.8 (April 29th, 2003)
+        - Fix types accessed via the command line interface code.
+        - Perform a few firmware optimizations.
+        - Fix "Unexpected PKT busfree" errors.
+        - Use a sequencer interrupt to notify the host of
+          commands with bad status.  We defer the notification
+          until there are no outstanding selections to ensure
+          that the host is interrupted for as short a time as
+          possible.
+        - Remove pre-2.2.X support.
+        - Add support for new 2.5.X interrupt API.
+        - Correct big-endian architecture support.
+
+   1.3.7 (April 16th, 2003)
+        - Use del_timer_sync() to ensure that no timeouts
+          are pending during controller shutdown.
+        - For pre-2.5.X kernels, carefully adjust our segment
+          list size to avoid SCSI malloc pool fragmentation.
+        - Cleanup channel display in our /proc output.
+        - Workaround duplicate device entries in the mid-layer
+          devlice list during add-single-device.
+
+   1.3.6 (March 28th, 2003)
+        - Correct a double free in the Domain Validation code.
+        - Correct a reference to free'ed memory during controller
+          shutdown.
+        - Reset the bus on an SE->LVD change.  This is required
+          to reset our transcievers.
+
+   1.3.5 (March 24th, 2003)
+        - Fix a few register window mode bugs.
+        - Include read streaming in the PPR flags we display in
+          diagnostics as well as /proc.
+        - Add PCI hot plug support for 2.5.X kernels.
+        - Correct default precompensation value for RevA hardware.
+        - Fix Domain Validation thread shutdown.
+        - Add a firmware workaround to make the LED blink
+          brighter during packetized operations on the H2A4.
+        - Correct /proc display of user read streaming settings.
+        - Simplify driver locking by releasing the io_request_lock
+          upon driver entry from the mid-layer.
+        - Cleanup command line parsing and move much of this code
+          to aiclib.
+
+   1.3.4 (February 28th, 2003)
+        - Correct a race condition in our error recovery handler.
+        - Allow Test Unit Ready commands to take a full 5 seconds
+          during Domain Validation.
+
+   1.3.2 (February 19th, 2003)
+        - Correct a Rev B. regression due to the GEM318
+          compatibility fix included in 1.3.1.
+          
+   1.3.1 (February 11th, 2003)
+        - Add support for the 39320A.
+        - Improve recovery for certain PCI-X errors.
+        - Fix handling of LQ/DATA/LQ/DATA for the
+          same write transaction that can occur without
+          interveining training.
+        - Correct compatibility issues with the GEM318
+          enclosure services device.
+        - Correct data corruption issue that occurred under
+          high tag depth write loads.
+        - Adapt to a change in the 2.5.X daemonize() API.
+        - Correct a "Missing case in ahd_handle_scsiint" panic.
+
+   1.3.0 (January 21st, 2003)
+        - Full regression testing for all U320 products completed.
+        - Added abort and target/lun reset error recovery handler and
+          interrupt coalessing.
+
+   1.2.0 (November 14th, 2002)
+        - Added support for Domain Validation
+        - Add support for the Hewlett-Packard version of the 39320D
+          and AIC-7902 adapters.
+        Support for previous adapters has not been fully tested and should
+        only be used at the customer's own risk.
+
+   1.1.1 (September 24th, 2002)
+        - Added support for the Linux 2.5.X kernel series
+
+   1.1.0 (September 17th, 2002)
+        - Added support for four additional SCSI products:
+          ASC-39320, ASC-29320, ASC-29320LP, AIC-7901.
+
+   1.0.0 (May 30th, 2002)
+        - Initial driver release.
+
+   2.1. Software/Hardware Features
+        - Support for the SPI-4 "Ultra320" standard:
+          - 320MB/s transfer rates
+          - Packetized SCSI Protocol at 160MB/s and 320MB/s
+          - Quick Arbitration Selection (QAS)
+          - Retained Training Information (Rev B. ASIC only)
+        - Interrupt Coalessing
+        - Initiator Mode (target mode not currently 
+          supported)
+        - Support for the PCI-X standard up to 133MHz
+        - Support for the PCI v2.2 standard
+	- Domain Validation
+
+   2.2. Operating System Support:
+        - Redhat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, Advanced Server 2.1
+        - SuSE Linux 7.3, 8.0, 8.1, Enterprise Server 7
+        - only Intel and AMD x86 supported at this time
+        - >4GB memory configurations supported.
+
+     Refer to the User's Guide for more details on this.
+
+3. Command Line Options
+
+        WARNING: ALTERING OR ADDING THESE DRIVER PARAMETERS
+                 INCORRECTLY CAN RENDER YOUR SYSTEM INOPERABLE.
+                 USE THEM WITH CAUTION. 
+
+   Edit the file "modules.conf" in the directory /etc and add/edit a
+   line containing 'options aic79xx aic79xx=[command[,command...]]' where
+   'command' is one or more of the following:
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: verbose
+          Definition: enable additional informative messages during
+                      driver operation.
+     Possible Values: This option is a flag
+       Default Value: disabled
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: debug:[value]
+          Definition: Enables various levels of debugging information
+                      The bit definitions for the debugging mask can
+                      be found in drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic79xx.h under
+                      the "Debug" heading.
+     Possible Values: 0x0000 = no debugging, 0xffff = full debugging
+       Default Value: 0x0000
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: no_reset
+          Definition: Do not reset the bus during the initial probe
+                      phase
+     Possible Values: This option is a flag
+       Default Value: disabled
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: extended
+          Definition: Force extended translation on the controller
+     Possible Values: This option is a flag
+       Default Value: disabled
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: periodic_otag
+          Definition: Send an ordered tag periodically to prevent
+                      tag starvation.  Needed for some older devices
+     Possible Values: This option is a flag
+       Default Value: disabled
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: reverse_scan
+          Definition: Probe the scsi bus in reverse order, starting
+                      with target 15
+     Possible Values: This option is a flag
+       Default Value: disabled
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: global_tag_depth
+          Definition: Global tag depth for all targets on all busses.
+                      This option sets the default tag depth which
+                      may be selectively overridden vi the tag_info
+                      option.
+     Possible Values: 1 - 253
+       Default Value: 32
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: tag_info:{{value[,value...]}[,{value[,value...]}...]}
+          Definition: Set the per-target tagged queue depth on a
+                      per controller basis.  Both controllers and targets
+                      may be ommitted indicating that they should retain
+                      the default tag depth.
+            Examples: tag_info:{{16,32,32,64,8,8,,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32}
+                        On Controller 0
+                          specifies a tag depth of 16 for target 0
+                          specifies a tag depth of 64 for target 3
+                          specifies a tag depth of 8 for targets 4 and 5
+                          leaves target 6 at the default
+                          specifies a tag depth of 32 for targets 1,2,7-15
+                        All other targets retain the default depth.
+
+                      tag_info:{{},{32,,32}}
+                        On Controller 1
+                          specifies a tag depth of 32 for targets 0 and 2
+                        All other targets retain the default depth.
+                        
+     Possible Values: 1 - 253
+       Default Value: 32
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: rd_strm: {rd_strm_bitmask[,rd_strm_bitmask...]}
+          Definition: Enable read streaming on a per target basis.
+                      The rd_strm_bitmask is a 16 bit hex value in which
+                      each bit represents a target.  Setting the target's
+                      bit to '1' enables read streaming for that
+                      target.  Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
+                      they should retain the default read streaming setting.
+             Example: rd_strm:{0x0041}
+                        On Controller 0
+                          enables read streaming for targets 0 and 6.
+                          disables read streaming for targets 1-5,7-15.
+                        All other targets retain the default read
+                        streaming setting.
+             Example: rd_strm:{0x0023,,0xFFFF}
+                        On Controller 0
+                          enables read streaming for targets 1,2, and 5.
+                          disables read streaming for targets 3,4,6-15.
+                        On Controller 2
+                          enables read streaming for all targets.
+                        All other targets retain the default read
+                        streaming setting.
+                      
+     Possible Values: 0x0000 - 0xffff
+       Default Value: 0x0000
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: dv: {value[,value...]}
+          Definition: Set Domain Validation Policy on a per-controller basis.
+                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
+                      they should retain the default read streaming setting.
+             Example: dv:{-1,0,,1,1,0}
+                        On Controller 0 leave DV at its default setting.
+                        On Controller 1 disable DV.
+                        Skip configuration on Controller 2.
+                        On Controllers 3 and 4 enable DV.
+                        On Controller 5 disable DV.
+
+     Possible Values: < 0 Use setting from serial EEPROM.
+                      0 Disable DV
+                      > 0 Enable DV
+       Default Value: DV Serial EEPROM configuration setting.
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: seltime:[value]
+          Definition: Specifies the selection timeout value
+     Possible Values: 0 = 256ms, 1 = 128ms, 2 = 64ms, 3 = 32ms
+       Default Value: 0
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   *** The following three options should only be changed at ***
+   *** the direction of a technical support representative.  ***
+
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: precomp: {value[,value...]}
+          Definition: Set IO Cell precompensation value on a per-controller
+                      basis.
+                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
+                      they should retain the default precompensation setting.
+             Example: precomp:{0x1}
+                        On Controller 0 set precompensation to 1.
+             Example: precomp:{1,,7}
+                        On Controller 0 set precompensation to 1.
+                        On Controller 2 set precompensation to 8.
+                      
+     Possible Values: 0 - 7
+       Default Value: Varies based on chip revision
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: slewrate: {value[,value...]}
+          Definition: Set IO Cell slew rate on a per-controller basis.
+                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
+                      they should retain the default slew rate setting.
+             Example: slewrate:{0x1}
+                        On Controller 0 set slew rate to 1.
+             Example: slewrate :{1,,8}
+                        On Controller 0 set slew rate to 1.
+                        On Controller 2 set slew rate to 8.
+                      
+     Possible Values: 0 - 15
+       Default Value: Varies based on chip revision
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+              Option: amplitude: {value[,value...]}
+          Definition: Set IO Cell signal amplitude on a per-controller basis.
+                      Controllers may be ommitted indicating that
+                      they should retain the default read streaming setting.
+             Example: amplitude:{0x1}
+                        On Controller 0 set amplitude to 1.
+             Example: amplitude :{1,,7}
+                        On Controller 0 set amplitude to 1.
+                        On Controller 2 set amplitude to 7.
+                      
+     Possible Values: 1 - 7
+       Default Value: Varies based on chip revision
+   -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+   Example: 'options aic79xx aic79xx=verbose,rd_strm:{{0x0041}}'
+        enables verbose output in the driver and turns read streaming on
+        for targets 0 and 6 of Controller 0.
+
+4. Additional Notes
+
+   4.1. Known/Unresolved or FYI Issues
+
+        * Under SuSE Linux Enterprise 7, the driver may fail to operate
+          correctly due to a problem with PCI interrupt routing in the
+          Linux kernel.  Please contact SuSE for an updated Linux
+          kernel.
+
+   4.2. Third-Party Compatibility Issues
+
+        * Adaptec only supports Ultra320 hard drives running
+          the latest firmware available. Please check with
+          your hard drive manufacturer to ensure you have the
+          latest version.
+
+   4.3. Operating System or Technology Limitations
+        
+        * PCI Hot Plug is untested and may cause the operating system 
+          to stop responding.
+        * Luns that are not numbered contiguously starting with 0 might not
+          be automatically probed during system startup.  This is a limitation
+          of the OS.  Please contact your Linux vendor for instructions on
+          manually probing non-contiguous luns.
+        * Using the Driver Update Disk version of this package during OS
+          installation under RedHat might result in two versions of this
+          driver being installed into the system module directory.  This
+          might cause problems with the /sbin/mkinitrd program and/or
+          other RPM packages that try to install system modules.  The best
+          way to correct this once the system is running is to install
+          the latest RPM package version of this driver, available from
+          http://www.adaptec.com.
+
+
+5. Contacting Adaptec
+
+   A Technical Support Identification (TSID) Number is required for 
+   Adaptec technical support.
+    - The 12-digit TSID can be found on the white barcode-type label
+      included inside the box with your product. The TSID helps us 
+      provide more efficient service by accurately identifying your 
+      product and support status.
+   Support Options
+    - Search the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase (ASK) at
+      http://ask.adaptec.com for articles, troubleshooting tips, and
+      frequently asked questions for your product.
+    - For support via Email, submit your question to Adaptec's 
+      Technical Support Specialists at http://ask.adaptec.com.
+     
+   North America
+    - Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec.com.
+    - To speak with a Fibre Channel/RAID/External Storage Technical
+      Support Specialist, call 1-321-207-2000,
+      Hours: Monday-Friday, 3:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., PST.
+      (Not open on holidays)
+    - For Technical Support in all other technologies including 
+      SCSI, call 1-408-934-7274,
+      Hours: Monday-Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., PST.
+      (Not open on holidays)
+    - For after hours support, call 1-800-416-8066 ($99/call, 
+      $149/call on holidays)
+    - To order Adaptec products including software and cables, call
+      1-800-442-7274 or 1-408-957-7274. You can also visit our 
+      online store at http://www.adaptecstore.com
+
+   Europe
+    - Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec-europe.com.
+    - English and French: To speak with a Technical Support 
+      Specialist, call one of the following numbers:
+        - English: +32-2-352-3470
+        - French:  +32-2-352-3460
+      Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10:00 to 12:30, 13:30 to 17:30 CET 
+             Friday, 10:00 to 12:30, 13:30 to 16:30 CET
+    - German: To speak with a Technical Support Specialist,
+      call +49-89-456-40660
+      Hours: Monday-Thursday, 09:30 to 12:30, 13:30 to 16:30 CET
+             Friday, 09:30 to 12:30, 13:30 to 15:00 CET
+    - To order Adaptec products, including accessories and cables:
+        - UK: +0800-96-65-26 or fax +0800-731-02-95
+        - Other European countries: +32-11-300-379
+
+   Australia and New Zealand
+    - Visit our Web site at http://www.adaptec.com.au.
+    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call 
+      +612-9416-0698
+      Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., EAT
+      (Not open on holidays)
+
+   Japan
+    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call 
+      +81-3-5308-6120 
+      Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. to
+      6:00 p.m. TSC
+
+   Hong Kong and China
+    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call 
+      +852-2869-7200
+      Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 to 17:00.
+    - Fax Technical Support at +852-2869-7100.
+
+   Singapore
+    - To speak with a Technical Support Specialist, call 
+      +65-245-7470
+      Hours: Monday-Friday, 10:00 to 17:00.
+    - Fax Technical Support at +852-2869-7100
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2003 Adaptec Inc. 691 S. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas CA 95035 USA.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * You are permitted to redistribute, use and modify this README file in whole
+ * or in part in conjunction with redistribution of software governed by the
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