Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 26 Mar 1999 08:25:35 -0700 | | From | Barry Treahy <> | | Subject | Re: ATAPI Seagate CTT8000 on Kernel 2.0.36 |
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Thanks... I've dumped the Seagate TR4 tape drive and bought a SCSI 4mm DAT... Just walked my eyes and hands through it and its working ...
Juan Casero wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Barry Treahy wrote: > > I can't comment on what others have experienced but I can say that the 2.2.x > kernels for me have not been a problem. There are some minor bugs to be sure > but they are more of a nuisance than anything serious. Moving over to the 2.2.x > kernels have not impeded me in any way. I followed the instructions for the > new kernel upgrades to the letter. I expect deviations from it might cause > problems. In either case I do not recommend you install the new kernel unless > you are in fron of the machine. Your situation is risky and if you're not > careful you may end up with a server or workstation that won't boot. Unless it > is absolutely critical I recommend you hold off trying to fix the tape or any > other issue until you get back to England or have someone else over there do > it for you. > > Good Luck...... > > >Perhaps I didn't mention it, but the machine is in > England and I'm in Arizona!!! I'm >not real excited about making a major jump > in the kernel and I've been watching the >list intently for the past months and > since 2.2 was released, I do not get the feeling >that it is rock-solid. For > those that might be wondering, yes, this is the exact same >machine that I'm > having problems with the Out of File Descriptors and the postings >associated > with it. > > >The I/O errors listed with the dmesg came from various tar and mt rewind attempts... I > >didn't expect different results with the retension command nor did I get them. > > > >Thanks. > > > >Barry > > > >Juan Casero wrote: > > > >> Are you using RedHat 5.2? If so then you should consider moving over to kernel > >> 2.2.x. I currently use kernel 2.2.3 on a RedHat 5.2 system and am able to > >> reliable write data to and receive data from my IDE tape drive using SCSI > >> emulation. However, I don't use SCSI emulation for the other EIDE devices. > >> Things like my hard drives and cdroms I use the EIDE drivers. > >> > >> Put a tape in the drive and then issue the command: > >> > >> $mt -f /dev/st0 reten > >> > >> That should retension the tape and test the communications between the drive > >> and the driver. Post any messages you get. > >> > >> Juan > >> > >> On Tue, 23 Mar 1999, Barry Treahy wrote: > >> >Juan and all... I just rebuilt the kernel with SCSI emulation for the tape drive > >> >and I've included the dmesg which shows that it is recognized, but I'm still > >> >getting errors, now SCSI rather than the errors from native ATAPI. Can anyone > >> >offer 2 cents as to whether these errors are an indication of a failed device, > >> >incorrectly configured kernel (my fault), perhaps a bad SCSI emulation or what? > >> > > >> >TIA > >> > > >> >Barry > >> > > >> >mml1:~# dmesg > >> >8k kernel code, 384k reserved, 792k data) > >> >Swansea University Computer Society NET3.035 for Linux 2.0 > >> >NET3: Unix domain sockets 0.13 for Linux NET3.035. > >> >Swansea University Computer Society TCP/IP for NET3.034 > >> >IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP > >> >VFS: Diskquotas version dquot_5.6.0 initialized > >> >Checking 386/387 coupling... Ok, fpu using exception 16 error reporting. > >> >Checking 'hlt' instruction... Ok. > >> >Linux version 2.0.36 (root@mml1) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #1 Tue Mar 23 16:39:04 GM > >> >T 1999 > >> >Starting kswapd v 1.4.2.2 > >> >Serial driver version 4.13 with no serial options enabled > >> >tty00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A > >> >tty01 at 0x02f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A > >> >PS/2 auxiliary pointing device detected -- driver installed. > >> >hda: FX240S, ATAPI CDROM drive > >> >hdb: SEAGATE STT8000-A, ATAPI TAPE drive - enabling SCSI emulation > >> >ATAPI overlap supported: No > >> >ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 > >> >Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M > >> >FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306 > >> >(scsi0) <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 11/0 > >> >(scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 16/255 SCBs > >> >(scsi0) Warning - detected auto-termination > >> >(scsi0) Please verify driver detected settings are correct. > >> >(scsi0) If not, then please properly set the device termination > >> >(scsi0) in the Adaptec SCSI BIOS by hitting CTRL-A when prompted > >> >(scsi0) during machine bootup. > >> >(scsi0) Cables present (Int-50 NO, Int-68 YES, Ext-68 NO) > >> >(scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 419 instructions downloaded > >> >scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.4/3.2.4 > >> > <Adaptec AHA-294X Ultra SCSI host adapter> > >> >scsi1 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices > >> >scsi : 2 hosts. > >> > Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST34371W Rev: 0360 > >> > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > >> >Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > >> > Vendor: IBM Model: DCAS-34330W Rev: S65A > >> > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > >> >Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0 > >> > Vendor: SEAGATE Model: STT8000-A Rev: 2.11 > >> > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > >> >Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > >> >scsi : detected 1 SCSI tape 2 SCSI disks total. > >> >(scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8. > >> >SCSI device sda: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8496960 [4148 MB] [4.1 GB] > >> >(scsi0:0:1:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 8. > >> >SCSI device sdb: hdwr sector= 512 bytes. Sectors= 8467200 [4134 MB] [4.1 GB] > >> >PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation) > >> >TCP compression code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California > >> >PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc. > >> >PPP line discipline registered. > >> >SLIP: version 0.8.4-NET3.019-NEWTTY (dynamic channels, max=256). > >> >CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California. > >> >3c59x.c:v0.99H 11/17/98 Donald Becker > >> >http://cesdis.gsfc.nasa.gov/linux/drivers/vortex.html > >> >eth0: 3Com 3c905 Boomerang 100baseTx at 0xff00, 00:60:08:27:45:ab, IRQ 9 > >> > 8K word-wide RAM 3:5 Rx:Tx split, autoselect/MII interface. > >> > MII transceiver found at address 24, status 786d. > >> > Enabling bus-master transmits and whole-frame receives. > >> >Partition check: > >> > sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 sda6 sda7 > > >> > sdb: sdb1 > >> >VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. > >> >Adding Swap: 66556k swap-space (priority -1) > >> >Unable to load NLS charset cp437(nls_cp437) > >> >st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00: sense key > >> >Illegal Request > >> >Additional sense indicates Invalid command operation code > >> >st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Deferred error st09:00: sense key > >> >Hardware Error > >> >st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00: sense key > >> >Illegal Request > >> >Additional sense indicates Invalid command operation code > >> >st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00: sense key > >> >Hardware Error > >> >mml1:~# > >> > > >> >Juan Casero wrote: > >> > > >> >> On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Barry Treahy wrote: > >> >> > >> >> I have an HP Colorado 2.5/5.0 GB IDE ATAPI tape drive. When I used the > >> >> ide-tape driver in the kernel I saw the exact same error messages. I have > >> >> recently moved over to SCSI emulation for IDE Tape drives. You can get more > >> >> information about this by posting to linux-tape@vger.rutgers.edu. For what > >> >> it's worth I think the problem is with the tape driver and not with the drive. > >> >> > >> >> Cheers > >> >> > >> >> >>Are there any type of diagnostics that I can run for an IDE tape > >> >> drive >or is anyone aware of problems with this type of configuration and > >> >> >Linux? The kernel is 2.0.36 with a Seagate CTT8000 which is a 4GB TR4 > >> >> >type tape drive in a Gateway box. The system has been running for about > >> >> >18 months and the drive runs fine for about 5-7 months, and then we > >> >> >start getting various errors like: > >> >> > > >> >> >mml1:/usr/adm# tar -tvf /dev/ht0 > >> >> >tar: Cannot open /dev/ht0: I/O error > >> >> >tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > >> >> >mml1:/usr/adm# mt -f /dev/ht0 rewind > >> >> >/dev/ht0: I/O error > >> >> > > >> >> >We swap tapes, old and new, clean the drive and nothing seems to resolve > >> >> >the problem other than swapping the drive out. I'm not a fan of TR4's > >> >> >but I have two SCSI versions of this same drive, CTT8000S, in a SCO and > >> >> >(excuse me) NT machine and though I have had to swap out the SCO drive > >> >> >once, the NT has been fine. > >> >> > > >> >> >The real pain is that GW is of NO help when we contact their support > >> >> >line to replace a swap because we're not running WIN 95 or 98 on their > >> >> >machine. It takes weeks of fighting with these people everytime to get > >> >> >a replacement. I just want to make sure that there isn't something else > >> >> >that I'm missing... > >> >> > > >> >> >TIA > >> >> > > >> >> >Barry > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> ---------------------------------------- > >> >> Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" > >> >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >> >> Content-Description: > >> >> ---------------------------------------- > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Juan Casero > >> >> email: casero@bellsouth.net > >> >> __ _ > >> >> / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > >> >> / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a > >> >> /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . . > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >-====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====- > >> > to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > >> > See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/ > >> -- > >> Juan Casero > >> email: casero@bellsouth.net > >> __ _ > >> / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > >> / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a > >> /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . . > > > > > > > >-====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====---====- > > to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/ > -- > Juan Casero > email: casero@bellsouth.net > __ _ > / / (_)__ __ ____ __ > / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / . . . t h e c h o i c e o f a > /____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ G N U g e n e r a t i o n . . .
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