From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 13 18:40:41 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F314D106564A; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:40:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dak.col@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f185.google.com (mail-iw0-f185.google.com [209.85.223.185]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A993A8FC21; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:40:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn15 with SMTP id 15so2147734iwn.7 for ; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:40:39 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=thIBgUJ59dCvLSKZ6GjQoyTZFBDPRM6yIl/IXHRbBVo=; b=EJ7jHCtAljwnq8cwiVviZ64bT3HWEiKi7ABuhwfd20sO/N3cBosll+z8Qf6zua9pON mO7HowhTwn06nPOImawld76VmcsxHaBF8dCJGzqvrGND/bizam1LCbgiVo9ARPqAVvwQ 75ra72hk1KWCuOFUBitqAk3GCCY03BcMXR5iE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=UOywl5DwLZx23bMUxC/mlnSoAfWkIZouG9jY/S83cQt9zcA+DQH2Qd+JvJgQ9y50iY CDyi8c9jdO1PmAqeWi/T7ymR3la8TZXG2hNmP/Ws4wsiL7/dBi/YphOvEmaCLY6E48tK y07Icfyd2WgQ9TfT9vszmQ6q1sbA0U5qrUqZc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.190.204 with SMTP id dj12mr1612646ibb.9.1268503919634; Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:11:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4B9BB600.5080200@stillbilde.net> References: <4B9A4D9D.6040805@stillbilde.net> <4B9BB600.5080200@stillbilde.net> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:11:59 -0500 Message-ID: <3b93bd111003131011i8bba45tf7258d92b63b562@mail.gmail.com> From: "Diego F. Arias R." To: "Svein Skogen (Listmail Account)" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "Stable, FreeBSD" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Amanda, FreeBSD8, amtype, hairpulling, etc. X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:40:41 -0000 On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 10:57 AM, Svein Skogen (Listmail Account) < svein-listmail@stillbilde.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 12.03.2010 15:20, Svein Skogen wrote: > > I'm having trouble getting Amanda (2.6.1p2 from ports) to play nicely > > with my hardware. > > > > Devices are: > > at scbus0 target 1 lun 0 (sa0,pass0) > > at scbus0 target 1 lun 1 (pass1,ch0) > > connected via: > > mpt0: port 0x9000-0x90ff mem > > 0xfe4fc000-0xfe4fffff,0xfe4e0000-0xfe4effff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci2 > > mpt0: [ITHREAD] > > mpt0: MPI Version=1.5.20.0 > > > > os and number in question is: > > FreeBSD storage.stillbilde.net 8.0-STABLE FreeBSD 8.0-STABLE #0: Tue Mar > > 9 07:01:59 UTC 2010 > > svein@storage.stillbilde.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 > > > > Tapes are regular LTO-3 (HP C7973A). > > > > amtapetype simply hangs (after writing 3-4 tps for 5 seconds, then > > simple silence both on sa0 and console) > > > > Has anybody run into this problem with FreeBSD8+mpt+autoloader? > > > > //Svein > > > > I'm finally starting to make sense of what I'm seeing (hence the > crossposting) > > Seems I've stumbled onto some strange incompatibility between my SAS > controller (LSI 3801E), Tape-library, and FreeBSD+Solaris. > > The behavior I'm seeing is consistent with this solaris bug: > > http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6894775 > > but luckily (?) for me, my disks are on an MFI controller. I'm seeing > the exact same behavior in both FreeBSD and OpenSolaris 133 and 134. > > Linux and Windows installs on the box (this box is currently being set > up, so I'm rather liberated from reinstall-concerns) seems unaffected, > atleast the HP Software doesn't fail the way > tar/dump/dd/amanda/bacula/whatnot does at random intervals. > > The errors only occur when the device I'm reading/writing from is 100% > laoded (reading or writing 56mb/sec + compression), which when fed from > a raid capable of more than 6 times that is quite likely to happen > during backups. > > The Solaris bug seems to be around MSI handling, but there are several > reports "over there" about this error occuring even with MSI disabled. > > Right now I'm dumbstruck about this, and might install Linux "just to > get backups up and running this year", because I'm too tired of this > entire process, but I'd REALLY rather run FreeBSD or OpenSolaris. This > is based on a personal preference and nothing else, but if anybody has > some blinding insights on how to get this working, I'm open for > suggestions. > > if there is a hardware/driver bug isnt possible to get another cheap sas controller for your tape, maybe a second hand? -- mmm, interesante.....