Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 09:28:00 -1000 From: Gary Dunn <gdunng@mac.com> To: "Michael Vince" <michael@oztechnews.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Missing Compaq 12/24GB DDS3 DAT Tape Drive Message-ID: <00110809340602.08292@shf102107.hi.pac.army.mil> In-Reply-To: <013601c049a4$0df99ae0$2201a8c0@michaelvince.com> References: <013601c049a4$0df99ae0$2201a8c0@michaelvince.com>
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On Wed, 08 Nov 2000, Michael Vince wrote: > I have done a new install of freebsd 4.1.1 on a compaq proliat 360, check > the url here if you need details. > http://www5.compaq.com/products/servers/proliantdl360/index.html > It has a compaq scsi smartstart raid controller card in it. > http://www.compaq.com/smartstart.html > The thing about this card is that it has some kind of special rom driver or > something where you boot from a special compaq CD and choose what OS you > want to optimize the scsi array raid card for, as you could guess its got > just about everything but FreeBSD, I choose Unixware because I was told I > must choose something if I want to be able to put the freebsd cd in and boot > to start the install. Its in LINT the scsi card is called. > device ida # Compaq Smart RAID > > The whole install went fine and installed freebsd on a hard drive of this > card (ID0), but I also have a compaq 12/24GB DDS3 DAT Drive(ID6) which I > read in another post is a re-badged Sony SDT 9000, its detected in the > compaq CD scsi card boot software but it doesn't come up at all in anyway in > dmesg, unlike the scsi card and hard drive which does show up in dmesg, I > want to confirm that I am supposed to see a sign of the tape drive in dmesg > (/dev/sa?) > And if any one knows why I cant bring this tape device up? > > Thanks > I have a Proliant 800. I chose Linux. This is from /var/log/dmesg.today Waiting 15 seconds for SCSI devices to settle sa0 at sym0 bus 0 target 6 lun 0 sa0: <COMPAQ SDT-7000 3.04> Removable Sequential Access SCSI-2 device sa0: 10.000MB/s transfers (10.000MHz, offset 15) da0 at sym0 bus 0 target 0 lun 0 da0: <COMPAQ BB00923468 3B07> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-2 device da0: 40.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 16, 16bit), Tagged Queueing Enabled da0: 8678MB (17773524 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 1106C) da1 at sym0 bus 0 target 1 lun 0 da1: <COMPAQ BB00923468 3B07> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-2 device da1: 40.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 16, 16bit), Tagged Queueing Enabled da1: 8678MB (17773524 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 1106C) I have had problems with vinum, maybe this RAID setting has something to do with it? I assumed it was only about Plug'n Play. Anyway, tape works fine. -- == Gary Dunn == Honolulu == Open Slate Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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