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Date:      Tue, 8 Feb 2000 10:07:35 -0800
From:      "alex wetmore" <alex@phred.org>
To:        <scsi@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Problem with FreeBSD 2.2.2 and Archive Python 4586 DDS-2 autoloader (changer device not detected)
Message-ID:  <06a101bf725f$6159adf0$01fa3b9d@AWETMOREDEV>

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[sorry if you see two copies of this message.  I originally sent it via a
news to mail gateway whch doesn't seem to be properly configured, so I'm
sending again directly to the list).

I'm running FreeBSD 2.2.2 on a server machine and this weekend I added a
DDS-2 autoloader to get automated backups.  FreeBSD will recognize the drive
as a DDS drive, but doesn't see it as a changer, so the ch device and chio
programs do not work.

Here is the kernel output during probe:
(ahc0:5:0): "ARCHIVE Python 29987-XXX 5AB" type 1 removable SCSI 2
st0(ahc0:5:0): Sequential-Access density code 0x13,  drive empty

My kernel config is at http://www.phred.org/~alex/PHRED.

The machine is a Pentium 200MMX on an ASUS SP97-VX motherboard and has an
Adaptec 2940 (might be a 2940U) SCSI adapter.  Also configured on the SCSI
bus are 2 2g disks (ID 0 and 1) and a Sanyo 4x CD-ROM drive (ID 2).

Is this a known issue that was fixed in a later release of FreeBSD?  If I
pass the ch driver a specific target SCSI ID and LUN would it be expected to
find the device?

My goal is to have 3 tapes + 1 cleaning tape in the autoloader.  My backup
pattern would be:
* Sunday - clean (using tape 4), full backup to tape 1, erase tape 3
* every other weekday - incremental backup to tape 3
* Sunday (week 2) - clean (using tape 4), full backup to tape 2, erase tape
3
* every other weekday - incremental backup to tape 3
* repeat

I also make periodic manual full backups to other tapes and bring those
offsite.

thanks,
alex




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