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From: rsamples@texhoma.net (Ryan Samples)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Timeouts on CD-Rom changer
Date: 5 Oct 1996 07:16:58 GMT
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I need some help.

I run a Pioneer DRM-602X SCSI Cd-Rom changer. 

Here is the problem, I run a mount_cd9660 /dev/cd0a /cdrom and the first drive 
mounts fine, however when I do a mount_cd9660 /dev/cd1a /cdrom2 for disk 2 the 
SCSI card times out while the disk is switching.

It appears that mabey the SCSI card is taking control of the cpu while the disk 
is changing. I have the SCSI_DELAY set to 25 however the timeout I am 
experiencing is at 10 seconds.  Where and how can I change this timeout say 15 
or 20 seconds?

Thanks
Ryan Samples