Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:21:39 +0200 From: Pavel Duda <element@email.cz> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DDS Tape problems Message-ID: <d968h5$21k$1@sea.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <42B5E723.7080503@dial.pipex.com> References: <d94gbc$isg$1@sea.gmane.org> <42B5E723.7080503@dial.pipex.com>
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Alex Zbyslaw wrote: > Pavel Duda wrote: > >> Hi, >> I have problem with my DDS-3 type drive. I'm able to write on it but >> not read data back. If I try to read them I get card dump and tape >> drive hangs up. I have tried to upgrade firmware but problem remains. >> Does somebody have experience with this ? >> >> My specs : >> FreeBSD 5.2.1, generic kernel, x86 (P3), SCSI card is Adaptec AHA2940 >> and tape drive Python 04106. > > > Not terribly helpful, but I have a DAT2 working with an Adaptec 2940A. > It's worked since forever and is fine with 5.4 though I never ran > 5.1/2/3. Is the machine it's attached to dual-boot? I.e. can you test > the tape drive in Windows, or Linux for example? (Well, they have to be > good for something :-)) Is this a recent problem or is this the first > time you've tried using this drive? Can you try another SCSI adapter? > I've run mine (for testing only) off the cheapest rubbish I got free > with a SCSI CDRW and it was fine. > I was trying to use Tekram SCSI adapter with same result. I have taken this DDS tape from my AIX machine (netfinity) where it was working wo problems. > The only other guess would be termination. Has anything else on your > SCSI chain changed? Is the terminator properly plugged in? > Termination should be fine. I have tried both variants - termination on tape and termination via active terminator on cable. > --Alex > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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