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From: james@raid.dell.com (James Van Artsdalen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: 386BSD 0.1 scsi tape problem
Message-ID: <1992Jul28.033036.18989@raid.dell.com>
Date: 28 Jul 92 03:30:36 GMT
Sender: james@raid.dell.com (James Van Artsdalen)
Reply-To: james@raid.dell.com (James Van Artsdalen)
Organization: Dell Computer Co
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I am running 386BSD 0.1 on a Dell 433P with 16 MB of DRAM, using an
Adaptec 1542B with a 660 MB Micropolis SCSI disk and an HP 2 GB SCSI
DAT tape drive.  I am having trouble writing to the tape drive.

The major/minor numbers I'm using are 13/32.  Here's the contents of
/var/log/messages after "tar cvf /dev/ras4a /usr/local/src":

   pc0<color> at 0x60 irq 1 on isa
   com1 at 0x3f8 irq 4 on isa
   com2 at 0x2f8 irq 3 on isa
   fd0 drives 0: 1.2M at 0x3f0 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
   as0 at 0x330 irq 11 drq 5 on isa
   we0 starlan address 00:00:c0:6e:66:23 at 0x300 irq 9 on isa
   npx0 at 0xf0 irq 13 on isa
   changing root device to as0a
   as0: attached tgt 0 <MICROP 1588-15MB1036511 AS0C> winchester disk 
   as0: attached tgt 4 <HP HP35480A A> tape 
   as4a: controller error 0x12 writing fsbn 0-19
   scsi sense: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
   as4a: controller error 0x12 writing fsbn 20-39
   scsi sense: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

.... more controller errors and scsi sense lines...

Any guesses as to what's wrong?
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James R. Van Artsdalen          james@bigtex.cactus.org   "Live Free or Die"
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