Hi Craig!
I take it that You�ve checked the termination in both ends. :_)
You could try option aha152x=0x340,11,7,0,1 (the last one flags the
reconnect variable to be "on") I�m grasping for straws here though.
Best of Luck!
// Henrik J.
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On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Craig Small wrote:
> G'day All,
> I'm using kernel 2.2.9 and have a new (old?) AVA1505 card. I read
> somewhere that I'm supposed to use the aha152x module but specify
> parameters. Anyhow I've done that, the parameters are:
> options aha152x aha152x=0x340,11,7,0
>
> It's a kernel module too.
>
> Linux finds the tape drive fine:
> scsi : 0 hosts.
> scsi : detected total.
> [..other non-scsi stuff..]
> aha152x: BIOS test: passed, detected 1 controller(s)
> aha152x0: vital data: PORTBASE=0x340, IRQ=11, SCSI ID=7, reconnect=disabled, par
> ity=enabled, synchronous=disabled, delay=100, extended translation=disabled
> aha152x: trying software interrupt, ok.
> scsi0 : Adaptec 152x SCSI driver; $Revision: 1.7 $
> scsi : 1 host.
> Vendor: SONY Model: SDT-5000 Rev: 3.30
> Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
>
> Wonderful, I fire up taper and tell it to build an info file. It finds
> the first file and then Linux locks up hard, well almost....
>
> I have a litle CPU meter on my X display, its moving..just. The meter
> is telling me that there is almost no user cpu time, but 100% system CPU
> time. The keyboard and mouse respond very slowly (at least 20 seconds
> after typing or moving).
>
> I hit the eject button on the tape drive and everything goes back to
> normal.
>
> The kernel complains about this:
> Jun 6 23:29:16 gonzo kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid
>Current error st09:00: sense key Not Ready
> Jun 6 23:29:16 gonzo kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit is in process
>of becoming ready
> Jun 6 23:29:25 gonzo kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid
>Current error st09:00: sense key Unit Attention
> Jun 6 23:29:25 gonzo kernel: Additional sense indicates Not ready to ready tran
> sition (medium may have changed)
> Jun 6 23:29:53 gonzo kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid
>Current error st09:00: sense key Aborted Command
> Jun 6 23:29:58 gonzo kernel: st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid
>Current error st09:00: sense key Not Ready
> Jun 6 23:29:58 gonzo kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready,
>cause not reportable
>
> I think it is trying to tell me some idiot just ejected the tape. Other
> than that, Linux is happy again.
>
> So something about my parameters or the driver or this crappy host
> adapter is upsetting things. But what exactly? Any help gratefully
> taken.
>
> - Craig
>
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