Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 10:40:54 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Costa Morris <costa@cortx.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: system lock-ups Message-ID: <19971021104053.22794@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <01bcdd67$15d4f860$0cddcfcf@cman.cortx.com>; from Costa Morris on Mon, Oct 20, 1997 at 10:47:27AM -0400 References: <01bcdd67$15d4f860$0cddcfcf@cman.cortx.com>
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On Mon, Oct 20, 1997 at 10:47:27AM -0400, Costa Morris wrote: > i am running Freebsd 2.2.1-R on a p150 with a quantum fireball 4.3 scsi2 > drive. > > every so often (once a week) the system locks up. the error i get is this: > > inner kernel log messages: > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:27000 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:2800 asc:50,0 Write append error > st0(ahc0:2:0): MEDIUM ERROR asc:50,0 Write append error > > please advise. could it be the adaptec drivers in 2.2.1? should i upgrade > to the newest freebsd? or am i having hardware probs? These messages are coming from the tape unit which you didn't mention. It looks as if you're trying to append, which doesn't work well with streamers. What are you using to write to tape (what program, what options)? Also, what do you mean by "lock up". Is the only solution the Big Red Button? Do characters echo when you type? Greg
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