Linux version 2.6.14-rc3 (root@abg4507s) (gcc version 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)) #1 SMP Tue Oct 11 11:34:10 CEST 2005

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SCSI subsystem initialized
Fusion MPT base driver 3.03.03
Copyright (c) 1999-2005 LSI Logic Corporation
Fusion MPT SPI Host driver 3.03.03
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:08.0[A] -> GSI 24 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 bringup
ioc0: 53C1030: Capabilities={Initiator}
scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030, FwRev=01032571h, Ports=1, MaxQ=222, IRQ=19
  Vendor: LSILOGIC  Model: 1030          IM  Rev: 1000
  Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 02
SCSI device sda: 142131200 512-byte hdwr sectors (72771 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
SCSI device sda: 142131200 512-byte hdwr sectors (72771 MB)
SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
 sda: sda1 sda2
Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
  Vendor: SDR       Model: GEM318P           Rev: 1   
  Type:   Processor                          ANSI SCSI revision: 02
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:08.1[B] -> GSI 25 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
mptbase: Initiating ioc1 bringup
mptscsih: ioc0: DV: Release failed. id 0<6>ioc1: 53C1030: Capabilities={Initiator}
scsi1 : ioc1: LSI53C1030, FwRev=01032571h, Ports=1, MaxQ=222, IRQ=20
mptscsih: ioc0: attempting task abort! (sc=f748b380)
scsi0 : destination target 0, lun 0
        command: Read (10): 28 00 00 80 34 4d 00 00 02 00
mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: SUCCESS (sc=f748b380)
mptscsih: ioc0: attempting task abort! (sc=f748b380)
scsi0 : destination target 0, lun 0
        command: Test Unit Ready: 00 00 00 00 00 00
mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: SUCCESS (sc=f748b380)
mptscsih: ioc0: attempting target reset! (sc=f748b380)
scsi0 : destination target 0, lun 0
        command: Read (10): 28 00 00 80 34 4d 00 00 02 00
mptbase: ioc0: IOCStatus(0x0048): SCSI Task Terminated
mptbase: ioc0: IOCStatus(0x0048): SCSI Task Terminated
mptscsih: ioc0: target reset: SUCCESS (sc=f748b380)
mptscsih: ioc0: attempting task abort! (sc=f748b380)
scsi0 : destination target 0, lun 0
        command: Test Unit Ready: 00 00 00 00 00 00
mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: SUCCESS (sc=f748b380)
mptscsih: ioc0: attempting bus reset! (sc=f748b380)
scsi0 : destination target 0, lun 0
        command: Read (10): 28 00 00 80 34 4d 00 00 02 00
mptbase: ioc0: IOCStatus(0x0048): SCSI Task Terminated
mptscsih: ioc0: bus reset: SUCCESS (sc=f748b380)
mptscsih: ioc0: attempting task abort! (sc=f748b380)
scsi0 : destination target 0, lun 0
        command: Test Unit Ready: 00 00 00 00 00 00
mptscsih: ioc0: task abort: SUCCESS (sc=f748b380)
mptscsih: ioc0: Attempting host reset! (sc=f748b380)
mptbase: Initiating ioc0 recovery
EXT2-fs warning (device sda2): ext2_fill_super: mounting ext3 filesystem as ext2

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