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Date:      Mon, 22 Nov 1999 05:53:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
To:        Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Cc:        freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: DLT2000 must have tape at boot to write
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911220553080.13556-100000@semuta.feral.com>
In-Reply-To: <E11ptrx-0000dY-00@rip.psg.com>

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I believe we cannot help you any further at this time.


On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Randy Bush wrote:

> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 (sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): WRITE(06). CDB: a 0 0 28 0 0 
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 (sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): sastrategy: enqueuing a 10240 variable byte write queue count now 1
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 (sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): sastart(sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): Variable Record Count is 10240
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 (sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): WRITE(06). CDB: a 0 0 28 0 0 
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 Unexpected busfree.  LASTPHASE == 0x0
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 SEQADDR == 0x5e
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 (sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): Cam Status 0x13
> >> Nov 21 20:40:43 (sa0:ahc0:0:6:0): error 5 resid 10240 count 10240
> 
> > Not disagreeing, but it still sounds like h/w to me. The question is
> > 'which'?  Do you have another SCSI controller to put your drive on? You
> > have a wide ultra2 mixex with narrow/fast. Seems like asking for trouble
> > (I'm sure ken/justin will tell me if I'm all wet..)
> 
> the morning news:
> 
> a second rdump failed.  and the hard disks did not seem busy during the
> rdump.  note that the system with the tape is a personal workstation with
> few services, i.e. the disks are not being hammered.
> 
> i upgraded the asus p2b-ds flash bios.  a local dump failed the same old
> way.
> 
> i can not find a flash upgrade for the dec dlt2000 tape itself.
> 
> one thing i forgot to mention, this used to work.  i.e. it was either the
> change from 4.0-current to 3.3-stable or hardware rot.  as i tried your
> back-revved scsi_sa.c, i doubt the former.
> 
> i do not have a spare scsi controller.  i can order one if folk think this
> will likely solve it.  (again note this used to work)
> 
> as it seems more and more like a hardware issue, i will chase this as an rma
> through the digital/compaq maze after a bit more coffee.
> 
> randy
> 



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