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Date:      Thu, 29 Aug 1996 12:46:31 -0700
From:      "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org>
To:        "Frode Nordahl" <froden@bigblue.no>
Cc:        "scsi@FreeBSD.org" <scsi@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Adaptec 2940 vs. Tandberg TDC 4220 
Message-ID:  <199608291946.MAA29872@freefall.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 29 Aug 1996 18:59:07 BST." <199608291657.SAA13020@login.bigblue.no> 

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>I have a problem with FreeBSD 2.1.0-STABLE, Adaptec 2940 and a Tandberg TDC 42
>20.
>
>When trying to use the tape drive, the system kernel comes up with error messa
>ges (SCSI bus is reset, some 
>queue errors etc), and the system hangs and automaticly reboots.
>
>I have noticed that the messages referrs to SCSI ID 2 and not the SCSI ID that
> the tape drive uses.
>
>When booting, the tape gets a density code of 0x0 wich normally not works for 
>any tape drive.  Anyone have a 
>sollution to this problem?
>---------------------------------
>Frode Nordahl <froden@bigblue.no>

Does your tape drive allow disconnection?  Do you have disconnection
enabled in SCSI-Select?  It sounds like the tape is attempting an operation
that takes a long time to perform, but it is not releasing the bus.

--
Justin T. Gibbs
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