From owner-freebsd-scsi Fri Jan 9 20:32:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA17728 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Fri, 9 Jan 1998 20:32:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi) Received: from news.cioe.com (news.cioe.com [204.248.219.34]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA17717; Fri, 9 Jan 1998 20:32:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from steve@news.cioe.com) Received: (from steve@localhost) by news.cioe.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) id XAA23764; Fri, 9 Jan 1998 23:32:47 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 23:32:47 -0500 (EST) From: Steven Ames Message-Id: <199801100432.XAA23764@news.cioe.com> To: steve@news.cioe.com, wilko@yedi.iaf.nl Subject: Re: SCSI/Tape problem? Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > Hrm... I was unclear. The 'mt erase' is obviously only a > > symptom. The backup process still causes my machine to lockup... > > OK, that is obviously wrong. My 2.2.5R box performs dumps just fine on the > 8200, as said without doing an mt erase. I do not use Amanda though Correct. I do not _have_ to do the 'mt erase'. In fact I never do. However... 'mt erase' does not work... and my backup locks up. These are seperate but related issues. Bottom line is _it don't work_. I have tried just about every termination I can think to try. Different cables, different controller (still a 2940) and a different tape drive. It still doesn't work. So something is wrong. Options anyone? -Steve