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Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!tfs.com!julian From: julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer) Subject: Re: AHA1540A-PERTEC tape problem Message-ID: <Cu4ww4.9LL@tfs.com> Organization: TRW Financial Systems, Oakland, CA References: <320bqg$8nf@pith.uoregon.edu> Distribution: na Date: Sat, 6 Aug 1994 22:24:03 GMT Lines: 55 In article <320bqg$8nf@pith.uoregon.edu>, mike hoffman <mike@lutefisk.uoregon.edu> wrote: >I have have not been able to read and/or write to my 1/2 tapedrive >using FreeBSD 1.1.5.1R. . The board, converter and tapedrive >worked fine under 386BSD so I think the 'problem' lies in the >new operating system (drivers?). >HARDWARE: >NO NAME CLONE 486 33mhz Award BIOS VESA 8mb >IDE DTC2278VL controller CONNER CFS420A HD >Genoa video 8500vl >Adaptec 1540A controlling : > Viper 60 Cart tape ( works OK) > NCR ADP-53 SCSI to PERTEC tape controller --> CIPHER F880 1/2 tape > >I took the 1540A & cart tape out of another machine with 386bsd, where >they functioned OK (also no problem with 1/2 inch drive). Installed them >in new machine. Cart works in new machine but 1/2 does not. > >It appears the scsi tape drivers were changed from 386bsd to FreeBSD. > >I have configured the kernel with st0 for cart, and st1 for 1/2 inch >also sd0 for luck. > >When booting the devices are found, both st0 and st1. >aha0 targ 1 lun 0: <unknownunknown????> >st1: such and old device is a known rogue >st1: density code 0x2, 512-byte blocks, write-protected >(The tape in the drive has no write ring in it so the 'write protected' is >correct. 0x2 converts to 1600bpi , also correct) > >When I attempt any operation on the 1/2 drive I get an indication >from the drive lights that it received an invalid command, it then accepts >no further commands. >Then a message on the screen that the device timed out. >To wit: >st -f /dev/rst1 status >lights come on >st1(aha0:1:0): timed out >Aug 6 16:04:49 scrooge /386bsd: st1(aha0:1:0): timed out >Aug 6 16:04:49 scrooge /386bsd: st1(aha0:1:0): timed out >st1(aha0:1:0): not ready >st1: Cannot set selected modePresent Mode: Density = 0x2, Blocksize = 512 >bytes > >Any other operation has the same results. >It appears that the first command sent is not to the liking of the 1/2 >tape drive. (it used to like them!) After getting one it does not like >nothing else gets thru. > >Any thoughts etc??? > > >Mail address mike@scrooge.uoregon.edu