An update: the problem goes away when I plug the device into a Sparc-20. Either the kernel (or sbus) handles it differently, or there is some contention between the drives earlier in the scsi chain (which are not there when I attach the tape drive to the Sparc-20).
-Brian On Wed, 15 May 2002, Andreas Schindler wrote: > > >>>esp0: target 0 [period 100ns offset 15 10.00MHz FAST SCSI-II] > > >>>scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 35, scsi0, channel 0, id > > 0, > > lun 0 Request Sense 00 00 00 40 00 > > >>>esp0: Aborting command > > >>>esp0: dumping state > > >>>esp0: dma -- cond_reg<a6400310> addr<c004498c> > > >>>esp0: SW [sreg<11> sstep<01> ireg<10>] > > >>>esp0: HW reread [sreg<01> sstep<c9> ireg<00>] > > >>>esp0: current command [tgt<00> lun<00> pphase<CLUELESS> cphase<DATAIN>] > > >>>esp0: disconnected > > >>>SCSI host 0 abort (pid 35) timed out - resetting > > >>>SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. > > >>>esp0: Resetting scsi bus > > >>>esp0: Gross error sreg=40 > > >>>esp0: SCSI bus reset interrupt > > SCSI device sda: 8498506 512-byte hdwr sectors (4351 MB) > > Partition check: > > sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 > > >>>esp0: AIEEE wide msg received and not HME. > > >>>esp0: hoping for msgout > > SCSI device sdb: 8813870 512-byte hdwr sectors (4513 MB) > > sdb: sdb1 sdb3 > > esp1: target 0 [period 100ns offset 15 20.00MHz FAST-WIDE SCSI-II] > > SCSI device sdc: 8388316 512-byte hdwr sectors (4295 MB) > > sdc: sdc1 sdc3 > > esp1: target 1 [period 100ns offset 15 20.00MHz FAST-WIDE SCSI-II] > > SCSI device sdd: 8388316 512-byte hdwr sectors (4295 MB) > > sdd: sdd1 sdd3 > > > > etc.. > > This looks pretty much like a scsi bis error. I suggest you check these items > (in this order): > > - tape set to a known unused scsi target i.d. (usually 4,5 or 6) > > - proper termination of the external scsi bus. In particular, if you are using > wide scsi disks along with a norrow scsi tape drive, the following > conditions > must meet: > - wide devices located near to the host adapter. > - wide/narrow converter must have built in terminator for the upper 8 bits. > - wide scsi cable should not exceed 0.5 meters > - narrow cable between wide devices an tape should not exceed 0.5 meters. > please note: the restrictive cable length requirements are due to the > mixed mode (narror/small). > > Good look, Your's Andreas > -- > > Dr. Andreas G. Schindler c/o Alpha Zero One Computersysteme GmbH > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Frankfurter Str. 141, D-63303 Dreieich > Tel +49 6103 57187 21 Germany > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
