Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 15:34:54 -0700 (PDT) From: patl@Phoenix.Volant.ORG To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: misc/4063: 2.2.2R Installation fails if Jaz drive spins down before Commit Message-ID: <199707082234.PAA13373@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199707082240.PAA13623@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 4063 >Category: misc >Synopsis: 2.2.2R Installation fails if Jaz drive spins down before Commit >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jul 8 15:40:00 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Pat Lashley >Organization: Phoenix Volant >Release: 2.2.2-RELEASE >Environment: Not available before install... >Description: When installing to a Jaz cartridge, choosing installation options may take long enough for the drive to time out and spin down. If it does, the Commit will fail with 'Can not create /dev/Xsd1a in /dev'. At this point, the cartridge has been mounted, so the drive will ignore the eject button. (This problem probably manifests for other removable media too.) >How-To-Repeat: Set up a machine with a Jaz drive as SCSI target zero. Boot the install floppy and choose your configuration. Go have a nice long cup of coffee. Come back and Commit your choices. >Fix: Work-around: Write down your configuration choices. Exit the install to cause a re-boot. When the SCSI reset happens, push the eject button on the Jaz drive. Once the cartridge has popped out, push it back in and reboot. Run through the configuration and Commit before the drive spins down again. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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