From owner-freebsd-scsi Thu Jan 15 15:30:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA24203 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:30:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@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 PAA24106 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 15:29:53 -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 JAA00476; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 09:59:48 +1030 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id JAA04007; Fri, 16 Jan 1998 09:59:48 +1030 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980116095948.32283@lemis.com> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 09:59:48 +1030 From: Greg Lehey To: Nick Hibma Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ABORTED COMMAND: Initiator detected error message received (fwd) References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e In-Reply-To: ; from Nick Hibma on Thu, Jan 15, 1998 at 02:04:19PM +0100 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-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Jan 15, 1998 at 02:04:19PM +0100, Nick Hibma wrote: > > Just a slight hint, dunno if it is any use. Thanks. The drive is not configured to power down, and these things happen too frequently for that to be the cause. Justin Gibbs gave me an answer which sounds reasonable: cabling problems. Greg > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:00:06 +0100 > From: Neil Corlett > To: Nick Hibma > Subject: Re: ABORTED COMMAND: Initiator detected error message received (fwd) > > Was 1991AV series... That lad should set the jumper on the drive so > it does not spin down when idle (its a setting). The jumper block > will normally be next to the 50pin SCSI connector. > Nick Hibma wrote: > >> Wasn't this what you were talking about lately, Microlpolis drives screwing >> up when they are very busy? If you could get an answer, that would >> probably useful. >> >> Send it back and I'll post it. >> >> Nick. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 16:10:52 +1030 >> From: Greg Lehey >> To: FreeBSD SCSI Mailing List >> Subject: ABORTED COMMAND: Initiator detected error message received >> >> I've just been doing some system rebuilding (swapping drives between >> two systems), and have run into a large number of the following >> messages: >> >> Jan 13 16:04:27 daemon /kernel: sd0(aha0:0:0): ABORTED COMMAND asc:48,0 >> Jan 13 16:04:27 daemon /kernel: sd0(aha0:0:0): Initiator detected error message received >> Jan 13 16:04:27 daemon /kernel: , retries:4 >> >> This is with a somewhat flaky Micropolis drive: >> >> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: scbus1 at ahc1 bus 0 >> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: scbus1 target 0 lun 0: type 0 fixed SCSI 2 >> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: sd1 at scbus1 target 0 lun 0 >> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: sd1: Direct-Access 1001MB (2051615 512 byte sectors) >> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: sd1: with 1760 cyls, 15 heads, and an average 77 sectors/track >> >> The drive has a habit of spinning down and then up again, which >> confuses the CD-ROM driver sufficiently for me to require a reboot >> before the problem goes away (thus the swap), but I didn't get this >> message before on freebie with an ahc (2940) (running -CURRENT for >> years). daemon is running 2.2.5 with an aha (1542B). >> >> The problem doesn't seem to do much harm: the drive still works, but >> when it's working hard, I'll get a message every 2 or 3 seconds. I'm >> guessing it might be something to do with the bus (I also have four >> old 5¼" SCSI drives and an old CD-ROM on the chain). Any suggestions? >> >> Greg > > > > -- > email : neil.corlett@jrc.it > phone : +39 332 785279 > fax : +39 332 789074 > > > > -- Greg Lehey LEMIS grog@lemis.com PO Box 460 Tel: +61-8-8388-8286 Echunga SA 5153 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Australia -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2i mQCNAzGpfDEAAAEEAMh6rH1c9+oKgazwGLitshrIFKFSGelccTK1fwnMw2O6SrK8 r0ttvRO42fZa8WXvlsSF1JIAqOJoaBP8HJNv6G/RA1NcKgqQKLc4RmTNnu6MoPe0 a25w25wyKOfzefJTS9dsQhWg2XJlyRo4YMtbSxDOZldq7kmga0Sj8+byVwABAAUR tBNDQyA8Y2NAbWFyY2FkZS5jb20+tAZDb250cm8= =FJvY -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----