Re: Help! Tape drive resets the server!

2008-08-29 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Aug 27, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Kirk Strauser wrote: Occasionally, whenever I open sa0 for reading (typically when Amanda starts flushing backups to tape), the system resets. In summary: RAM issues. Apparently I have to boost the RAM from 1.8V to 2.1V, or so says its manufacturer. Got my f

Re: Help! Tape drive resets the server!

2008-08-28 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Wednesday 27 August 2008 14:53:44 Tyson Boellstorff wrote: > 3) Yes, it's possible that your drive is doing this, but more likely you > have a bent pin/short somewhere causing the scsi bus to reset, and your > kernel isn't handling this nicely. Check your pins. They bend easy, but a > mechanica

Re: Help! Tape drive resets the server!

2008-08-27 Thread Tyson Boellstorff
On Wednesday 27 August 2008 10:22:52 Kirk Strauser wrote: > I have a Seagate DDS-4 tape drive: > > sa0 at sym0 bus 0 target 3 lun 0 > sa0: Removable Sequential Access SCSI-3 > device sa0: 40.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 16, 16bit) > > It's attached to a Tekram DC390F SCSI card: > > Is it p

Re: Help! Tape drive resets the server!

2008-08-27 Thread Kirk Strauser
On Wednesday 27 August 2008 12:16:33 Chuck Swiger wrote: > That type of behavior might indicate a problem with the power supply; > if you've replaced that already, I'm not sure what else to say other > than to be be sure you've got a decent model which is adequately > spec'ed out for the number of

Re: Help! Tape drive resets the server!

2008-08-27 Thread Chuck Swiger
Hi-- On Aug 27, 2008, at 8:22 AM, Kirk Strauser wrote: Occasionally, whenever I open sa0 for reading (typically when Amanda starts flushing backups to tape), the system resets. I don't mean that the kernel panics or anything; I mean that within a second or two I'm looking at a POST screen.