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From: tundra@MCS.COM (Tim Daneliuk)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: 2.1.5 Install Problem With DAT
Date: 22 Jul 1996 01:40:57 -0500
Organization: TundraWare
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Message-ID: <4sv7pp$cn@Mercury.mcs.com>
Reply-To: tundra@tundraware.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: mercury.mcs.com

I'm having a problem getting 2.1.5-RELEASE to install (even though the
2.1.5-BETA was swell).  The problem is (I think) that the floppy
kernel doesn't wait long enough after issuing the SCSI reset for the
tape drive to be cool. - I have a Sony SDT-5000 which exhibits strange
behavior after a reset, it takes 20-30 seconds to get its mind back.

Anyway, is there a simple way I can test this theory - i.e., Is there
a way to force the wait time to be larger without having to build a custom
kernel and figure out how to compress it and lay it on the floppy?
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