From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Aug 5 09:56:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA16958 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:56:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from syseca-us.com (loco.syseca-us.com [209.95.210.158]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id JAA16943 for ; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:56:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from srh@syseca-us.com) Received: from exchange-la.syseca-us.com ([172.16.158.202]) by loco.syseca-us.com with ESMTP id <15241>; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:58:37 -0700 Received: by exchange-la.syseca-us.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) id ; Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:59:03 -0700 Message-ID: From: "Husain, Sarwat" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Please Help ! Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:58:56 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="---- =_NextPart_001_01BDC092.5931C8F0" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------ =_NextPart_001_01BDC092.5931C8F0 Content-Type: text/plain Hi, I recently purchased the 4-CD version of FreeBSD 2.2.6 from Walnut Creek CD-ROM. It installs great and everything but my Backup Tape drive doesn't work. I have posted the question on comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc a couple of times but couldn't get an answer, you guys are my last hope. OK the tape drive is actually CTT8000 Internal IDE Minicartridge drive by "Seagate" not CONNER with 4GB native and 8GB compressed capability. It is connected to the primary IDE controller along with the CD-ROM (both on the IDE port via 1 cable). I have SCSI hard drives. When the machine boots up it actually sees the drive and echos: wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14on isa wdc0: unit 0(atapi): , removeable, intr,dma,iordis wdc0: unit 1(atapi):, removeble, accel, iordis wdc0: ATAPI streaming tapes not supported yet OK so you see it recognizes the drive as a CONNER drive not Seagate surprisingly with the right model # and at the end it says that it is not supported yet, what does that mean ? please don't tell me that I cannot use it with FreeBSD. I tried doing a dump to /dev/wdc0 but it said no such device then I tried to do a MAKEDEV wdc0 and it said something about bad super block. I am lost and frustrated please help ! I'm not a unix expert so please be clear on the instructions and don't tell me to write my own driver either cause I know I cannot do it :) The second problem is with the new Quantum Atlas II 4.5 GB SCSI-3 drive that I'm using with an 80 to 68 pins adapter. I have the FreeBSD OS on a 2.1 GB drive and I mount the 4.5GB on /u02 after creating a file system (single slice) for the full capacity of the drive. Then when I do a cd /u02 it says u02 is not a directory, then I went to /stand/sysinstall and finally got it to mount it but when I tried to copy /var to /u02 it said something like parity write error and bunch of other errors rolled off of the screen among which there were several retries. Finally, when I looked in the /u02 it seemed like some of the stuff was actually copied. Any ideas what's going on ? it works fine under DOS. I doubt I have create small slices of 2GB like DOS or do I ? Thanks for your time and patience, I say patience cause I know you probably get thousands of emails from clueless people like me asking stupid questions but believe me I tried all of my resources before writing to you. Thanks again Russell russ_husain@yahoo.com _ \\// _ / \ -0oo--(O)----(O)--oo0------------------------- __O Sarwat Husain _ / >,_ Systems Engineer ===(_)-x-(_) srh@syseca-us.com ----------------------------------------------------- No spam kl:0033--40 PIL ------ =_NextPart_001_01BDC092.5931C8F0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please Help !

Hi,
I recently = purchased the 4-CD version of FreeBSD 2.2.6 from Walnut Creek CD-ROM. = It installs great and everything but my Backup Tape drive doesn't work. = I have posted the question on comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc a couple of = times but couldn't get an answer, you guys are my last = hope.

OK the tape drive = is actually CTT8000 Internal IDE Minicartridge drive by = "Seagate" not CONNER with 4GB native and 8GB compressed = capability. It is connected to the primary IDE controller along with = the CD-ROM (both on the IDE port via 1 cable). I have SCSI hard drives. = When the machine boots up it actually sees the drive and = echos:

wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 = irq 14on isa=20
wdc0: unit = 0(atapi): <FX820s/g01>, removeable, intr,dma,iordis
wdc0: unit = 1(atapi):<CONNER CTT8000-A/2.0.7>, removeble, accel, = iordis
wdc0: ATAPI = streaming tapes not supported yet =
OK so you see it recognizes the = drive as a CONNER drive not Seagate surprisingly with the right model # = and at the end it says that it is not supported yet, what does that = mean ? please don't tell me that I cannot use it with FreeBSD. =

I tried doing a dump to /dev/wdc0 but = it said no such device then I tried to do a MAKEDEV wdc0 and it said = something about bad super block. I am lost and frustrated please help ! = I'm not a unix expert so please be clear on the instructions and don't = tell me to write my own driver either cause I know I cannot do it :) =

The second problem is with the new = Quantum Atlas II 4.5 GB SCSI-3 drive that I'm using with an 80 to 68 = pins adapter. I have the FreeBSD OS on a 2.1 GB drive and I mount the = 4.5GB on /u02 after creating a file system (single slice) for the full = capacity of the drive. Then when I do a cd /u02 it says u02 is not a = directory, then I went to /stand/sysinstall and finally got it to mount = it but when I tried to copy /var to /u02 it said something like parity = write error and bunch of other errors rolled off of the screen among = which there were several retries. Finally, when I looked in the /u02 it = seemed like some of the stuff was actually copied.  Any ideas = what's going on ? it works fine under DOS. I doubt I have create small = slices of 2GB like DOS or do I ?

Thanks for your time and patience, I = say patience cause I know you probably get thousands of emails from = clueless people like me asking stupid questions but believe me I tried = all of my resources before writing to you.

Thanks again
Russell
russ_husain@yahoo.com


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