Thanks Kevin, I will try that when I return to the office on Wednesday.

Regards, Dave. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Brown [mailto:kevin@sysexperts.com] 
> Sent: 18 April 2003 10:58
> To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] pg_clog woes with 7.3.2 - Episode 2
> 
> 
> Dave Page wrote:
> > Still, I've now tried a 29160N adaptor, and changed the
> > cable to a DPT one (both that and the previous Adaptec have 
> hardwired 
> > terminators). I've also removed the DAT drive from the 
> system so the 
> > only things on the SCSI bus are 2 identical disks and the adaptor.
> > 
> > I'm beginning to wonder about my shiny new 2.4.20 kernel...
> 
> That's a possibility.  There's one other I'd try, prior to 
> using a different kernel: try booting the kernel with the 
> "noapic" option.  On certain SMP systems, this has allowed 
> the kernel to come up properly and see the SCSI adaptor 
> (among other things), whereas without it the system would 
> hang on attempts to access the SCSI device.  Even if you're 
> not running SMP, it may help your system's stability.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kevin Brown					      
kevin@sysexperts.com
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Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:22:45 +0100
"Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>
Re: pg_clog woes with 7.3.2 - Episode 2