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Date:      Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:46:22 -0700 (MST)
From:      "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@plutotech.com>
To:        hodeleri@seattleu.edu (Eric Hodel)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adaptec SCSI messages
Message-ID:  <199811160546.WAA25858@panzer.plutotech.com>
In-Reply-To: <364FBA8D.DE31C778@seattleu.edu> from Eric Hodel at "Nov 15, 98 09:39:25 pm"

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Eric Hodel wrote...
> "Kenneth D. Merry" wrote:
> > > It doens't seem to matter how long the scsi timeout is set in the kernel.
> > > The Quantum disk is an UltraWide2 type, and so is the onboard scsi controller
> > > (Asus P2BS mainboard.)
> > >
> > > Can I alter scsi driver or kernel parameters to get rid of this timeout delay?  > Maybe it has something to do with the hd firmware like with some other Quantum disks.
> > 
> > It may well be a firmware bug.  I don't think tuning any kernel parameters
> > will fix it.
> 
> You can set your kernel to have a shorter timeout delay.  I can't recall the
> exact option, check the LINT kernel.  On the boot floppy kernel its 15 seconds,
> and on the generic its 8 (I think) I adjusted it down to 4, and haven't had a
> problem.

I don't think the bus settle delay will help his problem any.  Sure, you
can decrease it.  Most modern devices can handle the default of 2 seconds.
But I don't think that'll affect his situation.

Ken
-- 
Kenneth Merry
ken@plutotech.com

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