Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 12:13:02 +0100 From: Jonathan Belson <jon@witchspace.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Problems with Dell/Seagate tape drive Message-ID: <42A6D2BE.4040305@witchspace.com>
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Hiya I've installed FreeBSD-Stable on a Dell PowerEdge 600SC, and I'm having real problems getting the tape drive to work reliably. It's a Dell rebadged ATA Seagate/Certance STT2401A As I mentioned in a previous e-mail, I get the message 'ast0: FAILURE - REZERO timed out' when tar-ing files to it (after the files have been written, but before the drive starts to rewind). That message seems harmless enough, but I also keep getting intermittent kernel panics when I try to access it: 'supervisor read, page not present'. Has anyone else used this particular model of tape drive? If so, did you have any problems with it? I've tried switching cables and using master/slave/cable select, but it hasn't made any difference. Unfortunately, I don't have a spare tape drive to try in case it's a hardware fault. Cheers, --Jon http://www.witchspace.com
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