kernel 2.6.27.54

Fusion MPT base driver 3.04.07
Copyright (c) 1999-2008 LSI Corporation
Fusion MPT SPI Host driver 3.04.07
mptbase: ioc0: Initiating bringup
mptbase: ioc0: WARNING - Unexpected doorbell active!
mptbase: ioc0: ERROR - Doorbell ACK timeout (count=4999), IntStatus=80000001!
mptbase: ioc0: ERROR - Diagnostic reset FAILED! (102h)
mptbase: ioc0: WARNING - NOT READY!
mptbase: ioc0: ERROR - didn't initialize properly! (-1)
mptspi: probe of 0000:01:04.0 failed with error -1
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Fixed by using modprobe and not building modules into the kernel:


request_module: runaway loop modprobe net-pf-1
SCSI subsystem initialized
Fusion MPT base driver 3.04.07
Copyright (c) 1999-2008 LSI Corporation
Fusion MPT SPI Host driver 3.04.07
mptbase: ioc0: Initiating bringup
ioc0: LSI53C1030 B2: Capabilities={Initiator,Target}
scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030 B2, FwRev=01032300h, Ports=1, MaxQ=255, IRQ=29
scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SEAGATE  ST336607LW       DS09 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3
 target0:0:0: Beginning Domain Validation
 target0:0:0: Ending Domain Validation
 target0:0:0: FAST-160 WIDE SCSI 320.0 MB/s DT IU RTI WRFLOW PCOMP (6.25 ns, offset 63)
scsi 0:0:1:0: Direct-Access     SEAGATE  ST336607LW       DS09 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3
 target0:0:1: Beginning Domain Validation
 target0:0:1: Ending Domain Validation
 target0:0:1: FAST-160 WIDE SCSI 320.0 MB/s DT IU RTI WRFLOW PCOMP (6.25 ns, offset 63)
scsi 0:0:8:0: Direct-Access     SEAGATE  ST336607LW       0007 PQ: 0 ANSI: 3
 target0:0:8: Beginning Domain Validation
 target0:0:8: Ending Domain Validation
 target0:0:8: FAST-160 WIDE SCSI 320.0 MB/s DT IU RTI WRFLOW PCOMP (6.25 ns, offset 63)