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From: uphya001@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de (Lars Koeller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SCSI tape problems
Date: 30 Aug 1995 15:55:02 GMT
Organization: University of Rostock, Germany
Lines: 42
Message-ID: <4221km$hc3@taiwan.informatik.uni-rostock.de>
References: <41kp97$bbe@gap.cco.caltech.edu> <41qluh$989@news.euro.net>
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Hi!
I have similar problem with a total system crash with a Adaptec 1742
EISA controller and a 525MB Wangtec streamer, especially when I use
mt -f /dev/nrst0 fsf 2
In article <41qluh$989@news.euro.net>, Ian Grigg <iang> writes:
|> stan@bombay.gps.caltech.edu ("Stan") wrote:
|> >I've got some questions about using a scsi tape drive on Freebsd. This is
|> >on version 1.1.5.1, using an Adaptec 1542B controller.
|>
|> >
|> >So far, so good. Then I log on and try to tar a directory to it:
|> >
|> ># tar -cv /etc
|> >
|> >It spits out a list of the files it is working on, and then, after chewing
|> >for about five minutes, I get:
|> >
|> >st0(aha0:5:0): timed out
|> >
|> >The drive continues to blink and click for about five more minutes, and
|> >then I get:
|> >
|> >st0(aha0:5:0): DELAYED ERROR, key = 0x4
|> >
|> >At this point, I get my prompt back.
|> >
|> >Does anyone know what causes this?
|> >
|> >Alternatively, does anyone know if I will still have this problem if I go
|> >to 2.0.5 or 2.1?
|>
|> Hi,
|>
|> I have very similar problems to you. I am running 2.1, and have tried my
|> HP35480 on both Adaptec 1542 and PCI 2942 controllers, without any luck.
|> I have even tried an updated driver in the freebsd current tree.
|>
|> Ian
|>