Re: ATAPI Tape Driver Failure in Kernel 2.4.4, More

2001-05-10 Thread Mike Dresser
Mark Bratcher wrote: > > This all works OK in kernel 2.2.17. But it fails in 2.4.4. > > hdd: HP COLORADO 20GB, ATAPI TAPE drive I did my own playing with 2.4.x on the 14gb model of this tape drive, all i've managed to do is be able to write to the tape, but not read from it. Even in 2.2.x,

Re: ATAPI Tape Driver Failure in Kernel 2.4.4, More

2001-05-10 Thread Mike Dresser
Mark Bratcher wrote: This all works OK in kernel 2.2.17. But it fails in 2.4.4. hdd: HP COLORADO 20GB, ATAPI TAPE drive I did my own playing with 2.4.x on the 14gb model of this tape drive, all i've managed to do is be able to write to the tape, but not read from it. Even in 2.2.x, putting

Re: [BUG] ide-tape is readonly here

2001-04-13 Thread Mike Dresser
back down to 2.2.19, and you'll find you can read your tapes. From what Andre explains, the HP Colorado 7/14 and 10/20 aren't completely compliant with standards. If you run 2.2.19 and the ide patches, you'll have the same problems. On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Ed Tomlinson wrote: > Hi, > > Upgraded

Re: [BUG] ide-tape is readonly here

2001-04-13 Thread Mike Dresser
back down to 2.2.19, and you'll find you can read your tapes. From what Andre explains, the HP Colorado 7/14 and 10/20 aren't completely compliant with standards. If you run 2.2.19 and the ide patches, you'll have the same problems. On Fri, 13 Apr 2001, Ed Tomlinson wrote: Hi, Upgraded to

Re: UDMA 100 / PIIX4 question

2001-03-21 Thread Mike Dresser
rates depending on where on the drive you read from. mike dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: UDMA 100 / PIIX4 question

2001-03-21 Thread Mike Dresser
the drive you read from. mike dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: 5Mb missing...

2001-03-14 Thread Mike Dresser
Alex Baretta wrote: > [alex@localhost /home]$ free -m > total used free sharedbuffers > cached > Mem: 251209 42 60 > 61 92 > > I strongly doubt this can be a bug in the kernel. Could anyone > explain to me why this might

Re: 5Mb missing...

2001-03-14 Thread Mike Dresser
Alex Baretta wrote: [alex@localhost /home]$ free -m total used free sharedbuffers cached Mem: 251209 42 60 61 92 I strongly doubt this can be a bug in the kernel. Could anyone explain to me why this might happen?

Re: Microsoft ZERO Sector Virus, Result of Taskfile WAR

2001-03-06 Thread Mike Dresser
Sorry Andre, but this one's a hoax. http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/Virtual.Card.for.you.html On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Andre Hedrick wrote: > > >This virus acts in the following manner: It sends > > >itself automatically to all contacts on your list > > >with the title "A Virtual

Re: Microsoft ZERO Sector Virus, Result of Taskfile WAR

2001-03-06 Thread Mike Dresser
Sorry Andre, but this one's a hoax. http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/Virtual.Card.for.you.html On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Andre Hedrick wrote: This virus acts in the following manner: It sends itself automatically to all contacts on your list with the title "A Virtual Card for

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-28 Thread Mike Dresser
wasn't > flushed to the drive. Of course, if I'm having media troubles > indicated by the first error above, then something else could be > happening, I suppose. But does erroneous block flushing in the driver > sound like a possibility? Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this l

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-28 Thread Mike Dresser
flushed to the drive. Of course, if I'm having media troubles indicated by the first error above, then something else could be happening, I suppose. But does erroneous block flushing in the driver sound like a possibility? Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Dresser
Andre Hedrick wrote: > On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Mike Dresser wrote: > > > When you go to 2.4.x, you'll likely run into the problem of your HP 14Gb not able >to restore anymore. Same as if you apply the > > linux-ide patches to 2.2.x > > Because the HP 14Gb is not a stand

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Dresser
Camm Maguire wrote: > Greetings! You are certainly right here, at least in part. The ide > patches for 2.2 definitely impair tape operation on these boxes. > There was a crude workaround suggested on this list to use the > ide-scsi driver -- this basically worked, but gave *many* error >

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Dresser
f the spec? I recall reading on this list sometime > back of similar workarounds to unusual drives. When you go to 2.4.x, you'll likely run into the problem of your HP 14Gb not able to restore anymore. Same as if you apply the linux-ide patches to 2.2.x Mike Dresser sysadmin Windsor Machi

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Dresser
of similar workarounds to unusual drives. When you go to 2.4.x, you'll likely run into the problem of your HP 14Gb not able to restore anymore. Same as if you apply the linux-ide patches to 2.2.x Mike Dresser sysadmin Windsor Machine Stamping - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscri

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Dresser
Camm Maguire wrote: Greetings! You are certainly right here, at least in part. The ide patches for 2.2 definitely impair tape operation on these boxes. There was a crude workaround suggested on this list to use the ide-scsi driver -- this basically worked, but gave *many* error messages

Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi

2001-02-27 Thread Mike Dresser
Andre Hedrick wrote: On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Mike Dresser wrote: When you go to 2.4.x, you'll likely run into the problem of your HP 14Gb not able to restore anymore. Same as if you apply the linux-ide patches to 2.2.x Because the HP 14Gb is not a standard QIC device. any change

Re: [rfc] Near-constant time directory index for Ext2

2001-02-20 Thread Mike Dresser
the way i'm reading this, the problem is there's 65535 files in the directory /where/postfix/lives. rm * or what have you, is going to take forever and ever, and bog the machine down while its doing it. My understanding is you could do the rm *, and instead of it reading the tree over and over

Re: [rfc] Near-constant time directory index for Ext2

2001-02-20 Thread Mike Dresser
the way i'm reading this, the problem is there's 65535 files in the directory /where/postfix/lives. rm * or what have you, is going to take forever and ever, and bog the machine down while its doing it. My understanding is you could do the rm *, and instead of it reading the tree over and over

Re: Version 2.4.1 cannot be built.

2001-01-31 Thread Mike Dresser
f with make/make-3.79.1.tar.gz, works. Now, if i'd remembered to turn on bin mode, I'd have a useable file. Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: ide-tape problems with 2.4.0

2001-01-29 Thread Mike Dresser
I ran into this problem awhile ago on a HP 7/14 as well, with the ide patches as far back as 2.2.17. Reported it, didn't get much in responses though :/ I'm just about at the point of giving up on the drives, but not due to Linux. Those drives are not very durable, tend to die within a year

Re: ide-tape problems with 2.4.0

2001-01-29 Thread Mike Dresser
I ran into this problem awhile ago on a HP 7/14 as well, with the ide patches as far back as 2.2.17. Reported it, didn't get much in responses though :/ I'm just about at the point of giving up on the drives, but not due to Linux. Those drives are not very durable, tend to die within a year

Re: PROBLEM: 128M memory OK, but with 192M sound card es1391 trouble

2001-01-18 Thread Mike Dresser
but supposed to be pc66 - hyundai ram runs at 100 just fine, but won't go any higher), and maybe your new 64 megger can't do it. Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: PROBLEM: 128M memory OK, but with 192M sound card es1391 trouble

2001-01-18 Thread Mike Dresser
runs at 100 just fine, but won't go any higher), and maybe your new 64 megger can't do it. Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: Fw: UDMA on 815e chipset

2001-01-03 Thread Mike Dresser
> Even though I see the error message, I think that UDMA 4 / ATA 66 must actually have >been set, because hdparm now reports cache reads at 143.82 MB/sec and disk reads at >15.76 MB/Ssec. hdparm also reports that the HDD is in UDMA mode 4. This seems low, I have a pair of IBM DJNA-352030 20

Re: Fw: UDMA on 815e chipset

2001-01-03 Thread Mike Dresser
Even though I see the error message, I think that UDMA 4 / ATA 66 must actually have been set, because hdparm now reports cache reads at 143.82 MB/sec and disk reads at 15.76 MB/Ssec. hdparm also reports that the HDD is in UDMA mode 4. This seems low, I have a pair of IBM DJNA-352030 20 gig's

Re: HPT366 + SMP = slight corruption in 2.3.99 - 2.4.0-11

2000-12-04 Thread Mike Dresser
Agreed. I've got one of these beasts running NT Server, dual 433 non o/c, 4x12.7 gig software raid. Before i put the Promise Ultra/33 card in, i was using the HPT366. Random lockups every couple weeks. Stopped using the HPT366, machine is stable now. In hindsight, I think the HPT366 was the

Re: DMA !NOT ONLY! for triton again...

2000-12-04 Thread Mike Dresser
Well, i just checked ide-dma.c, and the WDC 21600 isn't listed. 31600 is, but no 21600 I've been using the 21600 for awhile now with DMA enabled, under reasonable load, and it seems to hold up. Guennadi: I don't suppose you can get your hands on a different size/brand drive long enough to plug

Re: DMA !NOT ONLY! for triton again...

2000-12-04 Thread Mike Dresser
Now, the question is, can we trust a hard drive manufacturer support tech to know what they're talking about, with evidence to the contrary? :) Somewhat like the 6 days i spent with a Cisco 802 and an 804, trying to get a link up. Set it to National ISDN-1, dial 9 before dialing outbound

Re: DMA !NOT ONLY! for triton again...

2000-12-04 Thread Mike Dresser
Now, the question is, can we trust a hard drive manufacturer support tech to know what they're talking about, with evidence to the contrary? :) Somewhat like the 6 days i spent with a Cisco 802 and an 804, trying to get a link up. Set it to National ISDN-1, dial 9 before dialing outbound

Re: DMA !NOT ONLY! for triton again...

2000-12-04 Thread Mike Dresser
Well, i just checked ide-dma.c, and the WDC 21600 isn't listed. 31600 is, but no 21600 I've been using the 21600 for awhile now with DMA enabled, under reasonable load, and it seems to hold up. Guennadi: I don't suppose you can get your hands on a different size/brand drive long enough to plug

Re: HPT366 + SMP = slight corruption in 2.3.99 - 2.4.0-11

2000-12-04 Thread Mike Dresser
Agreed. I've got one of these beasts running NT Server, dual 433 non o/c, 4x12.7 gig software raid. Before i put the Promise Ultra/33 card in, i was using the HPT366. Random lockups every couple weeks. Stopped using the HPT366, machine is stable now. In hindsight, I think the HPT366 was the

Re: AX64 too (was: Re: Dma problems - Aopen Ax34pro VIA chipset seagate drive)

2000-12-01 Thread Mike Dresser
I've got a motherboard with the same Via686a chipset, and i've never had a problem with DMA when it's enabled. Using a pair of 20 gig IBM drives on the secondary, and a 3.2 quantum primary, 17.2 gig maxtor. All using DMA, all work. Using ultra/33, I wasn't even aware this chipset is ultra/66

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-12-01 Thread Mike Dresser
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > Hi > > will try tonight... and will let you know tomorrow... > ... Nop, it didn't work. Mike and everybody having experience / knowledge of Western >Digital Caviar AC21600H... If you compare WD's documents at: > http://www.westerndigital.com/service/FAQ/dtr.html

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-12-01 Thread Mike Dresser
You're going to get a chuckle out of this one, i think. I was using my main fileserver at home(different box from the ones we're talking about)last night, and figured i'd poke around, do some speed benchmarks for the hell of it. At one point months, i had everything running in DMA mode,

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-12-01 Thread Mike Dresser
You're going to get a chuckle out of this one, i think. I was using my main fileserver at home(different box from the ones we're talking about)last night, and figured i'd poke around, do some speed benchmarks for the hell of it. At one point months, i had everything running in DMA mode,

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-12-01 Thread Mike Dresser
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: Hi will try tonight... and will let you know tomorrow... ... Nop, it didn't work. Mike and everybody having experience / knowledge of Western Digital Caviar AC21600H... If you compare WD's documents at: http://www.westerndigital.com/service/FAQ/dtr.html and

Re: AX64 too (was: Re: Dma problems - Aopen Ax34pro VIA chipset seagate drive)

2000-12-01 Thread Mike Dresser
I've got a motherboard with the same Via686a chipset, and i've never had a problem with DMA when it's enabled. Using a pair of 20 gig IBM drives on the secondary, and a 3.2 quantum primary, 17.2 gig maxtor. All using DMA, all work. Using ultra/33, I wasn't even aware this chipset is ultra/66

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-11-30 Thread Mike Dresser
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: > Thanks! > > > Chipset is a 430FX, Same hard drive as what you have. Pentium > 133, 48 meg ram. >Kernel 2.2.17 with raid patch, and ide patch. > > I don't think I need tha raid patch, do I? No, its just left overs from my playing with a Promise Ultra/66 card.

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-11-30 Thread Mike Dresser
pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 *mdma2 so my firmware is actually one version older than yours, and allows me to set DMA. And has the associated speed increase/lower cpu > Model=DW CCA1206H0, FwRev=420.P980, > SerialNo=DWW-3M6

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-11-30 Thread Mike Dresser
so my firmware is actually one version older than yours, and allows me to set DMA. And has the associated speed increase/lower cpu Model=DW CCA1206H0, FwRev=420.P980, SerialNo=DWW-3M63 What brand is your motherboard? Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from

Re: DMA for triton again...

2000-11-30 Thread Mike Dresser
Guennadi Liakhovetski wrote: Thanks! Chipset is a 430FX, Same hard drive as what you have. Pentium 133, 48 meg ram. Kernel 2.2.17 with raid patch, and ide patch. I don't think I need tha raid patch, do I? No, its just left overs from my playing with a Promise Ultra/66 card. Even

Re: 2.4 test10 error reading from HP colorado 7/14 Gb tape

2000-11-29 Thread Mike Dresser
I reported this a few weeks ago or so, it seems that HP 7/14's are not exactly standard. First is the proprietory tape size. Second is that the drive doesn't support locking the tape in, but reports it as possible. At least, that's what i gather from Jens's posting. To be honest, I'm not

Re: 2.4 test10 error reading from HP colorado 7/14 Gb tape

2000-11-29 Thread Mike Dresser
I reported this a few weeks ago or so, it seems that HP 7/14's are not exactly standard. First is the proprietory tape size. Second is that the drive doesn't support locking the tape in, but reports it as possible. At least, that's what i gather from Jens's posting. To be honest, I'm not

Re: Advanced Linux Kernel/Enterprise Linux Kernel

2000-11-14 Thread Mike Dresser
Michael Rothwell wrote: > Just some thoughts from 35 years ago. Please add your $0.02. What's that $0.02 worth after 35 years of inflation? =) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at

Re: IDE0 /dev/hda performance hit in 2217 on my HW

2000-11-14 Thread Mike Dresser
check if DMA mode is still on, on your hard drive. I'm trying to remember if that behaviour changed for 2.2.17 LA Walsh wrote: > I skimmed over the archives and didn't find a mention of this. I thought > I'd noticed this when I first installed 2217, but I was too busy to verify > it at the

Re: IDE0 /dev/hda performance hit in 2217 on my HW

2000-11-14 Thread Mike Dresser
check if DMA mode is still on, on your hard drive. I'm trying to remember if that behaviour changed for 2.2.17 LA Walsh wrote: I skimmed over the archives and didn't find a mention of this. I thought I'd noticed this when I first installed 2217, but I was too busy to verify it at the time.

Re: Advanced Linux Kernel/Enterprise Linux Kernel

2000-11-14 Thread Mike Dresser
Michael Rothwell wrote: Just some thoughts from 35 years ago. Please add your $0.02. What's that $0.02 worth after 35 years of inflation? =) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at

Re: issues with ide-tape under 2.4.x and with 2.2.x+ide patches

2000-11-06 Thread Mike Dresser
> > ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 1e, key = 5, asc = 20, ascq = 0 > > ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 8, key = 5, asc = 2c, ascq = 0 > > ide-tape: ht0: I/O error, pc = 1e, key = 5, asc = 20, ascq = 0 > > > > (normal, i get those cause of the lock drive/unlock drive, which the > > drive

Re: issues with ide-tape under 2.4.x and with 2.2.x+ide patches

2000-11-03 Thread Mike Dresser
of Seagate to include support for someone else's mistake =) Jens Axboe wrote: > On Thu, Nov 02 2000, Mike Dresser wrote: > > I'm currently running 2.4.0test10, running backups onto an IDE HP 7/14 > > gb drive. Using tar -cpvf /dev/ht0 myfiles backs up fine, no errors. > > >

Re: issues with ide-tape under 2.4.x and with 2.2.x+ide patches

2000-11-03 Thread Mike Dresser
though. Nice of Seagate to include support for someone else's mistake =) Jens Axboe wrote: On Thu, Nov 02 2000, Mike Dresser wrote: I'm currently running 2.4.0test10, running backups onto an IDE HP 7/14 gb drive. Using tar -cpvf /dev/ht0 myfiles backs up fine, no errors. But.. promise

issues with ide-tape under 2.4.x and with 2.2.x+ide patches

2000-11-02 Thread Mike Dresser
to spend the money to do it right. Hoping for a solution, Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

issues with ide-tape under 2.4.x and with 2.2.x+ide patches

2000-11-02 Thread Mike Dresser
to spend the money to do it right. Hoping for a solution, Mike Dresser - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/