Messages in this thread | | | From | Robert L Harris <> | Subject | Re: [Fwd: 3940UW Driver Locks the Machine] | Date | Sun, 15 Feb 1998 10:03:23 -0700 (MST) |
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> Andreas Haumer wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > Robert L Harris wrote: > > > > > > When I try and read files off my jaz, usually it seems to lock my machine. > > > It locks the scsi activity light on and if I can get to the console I get > > > alot of errors concerning the queue. This time I didn't change the adapter > > > defaults. > > > > > > Who do I work with to see about fixing this? > > That would be me, but you're too late :) I've already fixed certain > problems with the Jaz drives in my latest patch, and even gone a step > further in my "about to be released" patch. More on that in the > announcement for my next patch.
Know which kernel this will be applicable in?
If you need/want a guinea pig (sp?) let me know... I've got a 3940UW, a number of seagate and Quantum Drives, a CD-R (Yamaha), 4mm Tape and Jaz in my machine.
> > With command queuing turned off for the JAZ drive it works stable and > > well! > > Yes, they do. But, the problems with Jax drives and command queueing are > deeper than what is being reported here. You were lucky, your Jaz drive > flakes out on tagged commands and causes problems, which leads you to turn > off command queueing and then things work fine. For versions of the Jaz > firmware that are J.86 or less, the problem is much worse. That firmware > will say that it can do tagged queueing, and will accept the tagged > commands, but it will silently corrupt your data in the process. The Jaz > drives as a whole should be blacklisted from tagged command queueing > entirely.
Mine reports J^77 I believe. Is it possible to get a firmware upgrade? So I need to turn off command tag queing all together?
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