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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!uunet!mcsun!sun4nl!philapd!apdnews!spoetnix.idca.tds.philips.nl!wilko From: wilko@idca.tds.philips.nl (Wilko Bulte) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Adaptec 1542C and Archive 2525S with NetBSD-0.8 Keywords: adaptec 1542C archive viper 2525 Message-ID: <wilko.744114257@spoetnix.idca.tds.philips.nl> Date: 31 Jul 93 10:24:17 GMT References: <1993Jul30.214626.29331@iplmail.orl.mmc.com> Sender: news@idca.tds.philips.nl Lines: 31 patw@orl.mmc.com (Pat Walker) writes: >Howdy All, > As you might surmise from the Subject line, I'm having some >difficulty with my Archive tape drive and NetBSD. I have >a Maxtor 1240S and an Archive 2525S hooked up to my Adaptec 1542C. >The Maxtor works great, NetBSD installed off of the floppies >great, but I'm having trouble using the Archive. Whenever >I try to tar anything off the tape I get >st0: illegal request >st0: mode sense failed >st0: illegal request >tar: read error on /dev/rst0: invalid argument. >I've swapped in an Archive 2150S and it works ok. Anybody >have any clues? The 2525 is a pain in the ass. I have one and it has similar problems. Someone sent me patches to get it (sort of) working for 386bsd 0.1 . It has something to do with mode select for variable block length (much ??? here) Wilko -- | / o / / _ Wilko Bulte mail: wilko@idca.tds.philips.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) |d|i|g|i|t|a|l| Equipment Corporation voice: +3155-432062 fax: +3155-432103 DTN: 829 2062 PO Box 245 - 7300 AE Apeldoorn - The Netherlands