Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 16:11:07 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Wayne Bouchard <web@typo.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: scsi cdrom issue Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811161609510.17775-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199811150051.RAA00478@typo.org>
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On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Wayne Bouchard wrote: > Okay, I have a question... > > I just installed a scsi cdrom but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to > want to function propperly. Upon boot, I get the following messages: > > aic0 at 0x340-0x35f irq 11 on isa > aic0 waiting for scsi devices to settle > (aic0:1:0): "TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6201TA 1037" type 5 removable SCSI 2 > cd0(aic0:1:0): CD-ROM can't get the size > > In the kernel, I already have SCSI_DELAY=15 enabled for another > device. > > I know I don't have any ID conflicts and the chain is propperly > terminated (this is actually the first device in a chain of three.) > > My question is first: Why the heck does the kernel care about the size > of the cdrom on boot? That seems more like something that mount_cd9660 > would want to figure out. Something might want to know. It's traditional for the SCSI disk drivers to throw out a MODE SENSE and see what's the drive's current status. > Second.. As a result of this, when I go to mount either /dev/cd0a or > /dev/cd0c, I get "device not configured" as a result of the above > error message.. anyone have any words of advice? With or without a disc in the drive? Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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