From owner-freebsd-isp Sun Jan 25 16:09:51 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA04647 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 16:09:51 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA04636 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 1998 16:09:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA18598; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:38:53 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id KAA03794; Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:38:51 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980126103850.37289@lemis.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:38:50 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Kevin Day Cc: davet@geoplex.com, lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SCSI backup tape drive recommendations (again) References: <7440.885543435@localhost> <199801231636.KAA19671@home.dragondata.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: <199801231636.KAA19671@home.dragondata.com>; from Kevin Day on Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:36:44AM -0600 Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Jan 23, 1998 at 10:36:44AM -0600, Kevin Day wrote: >> >>>> Check out http://www.corpsys.com/cgi-bin/select?1130679869093&inventory&T >>>> for one supplier ($379 for a 4-tape changer). If you buy one and have >>>> trouble, let me know: I have one and have had none, but some people have >>>> had problems with refurbs which suggest a defective unit. >>>> >>>> Greg >>>> >>> >>> I've got several of those drives, and they work great. They need a *ton* of >>> airflow though, so if you mount them internally, put a fan behind them. >>> >>> I submitted a PR a while back showing how to use the scsi command to >>> autoload with them. (ch0 doesn't work on this drive) >> >> I've had one of these drives controlled with ch0 for over a year and a half. >> Did you forget to hack scsiconf.c so the other LUNs get probed? >> > > Tried that.... It worked, but after 4-5 changes, the drive would either > display 'ERROR 43' or say 'LOAD 0' and try to load a tape above where it > could reach, and lock up.... It was sending goofy commands to it I think... What device was this? Was it new or refurbished? What kind of carrier were you using (4 or 10 tapes)? What happens when you just issue an eject command? Greg