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Date:      Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:04:19 +0100 (MET)
From:      Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it>
To:        freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        grog@lemis.com
Subject:   Re: ABORTED COMMAND: Initiator detected error message received (fwd)
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.3.95q.980115140244.16158P-100000@ross.jrc.it>

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Just a slight hint, dunno if it is any use.

Nick


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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 14:00:06 +0100
From: Neil Corlett <neil.corlett@jrc.it>
To: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it>
Subject: Re: ABORTED COMMAND: Initiator detected error message received (fwd)

Was 1991AV series... That lad should set the jumper on the drive so it does not spin down when idle (its a
setting). The jumper block will normally be next to the 50pin SCSI connector.

Nick Hibma wrote:

> Wasn't this what you were talking about lately, Microlpolis drives screwing
> up when they are very busy? If you could get an answer, that would
> probably useful.
>
> Send it back and I'll post it.
>
> Nick.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 16:10:52 +1030
> From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
> To: FreeBSD SCSI Mailing List <freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Subject: ABORTED COMMAND: Initiator detected error message received
>
> I've just been doing some system rebuilding (swapping drives between
> two systems), and have run into a large number of the following
> messages:
>
> Jan 13 16:04:27 daemon /kernel: sd0(aha0:0:0): ABORTED COMMAND asc:48,0
> Jan 13 16:04:27 daemon /kernel: sd0(aha0:0:0):  Initiator detected error message received
> Jan 13 16:04:27 daemon /kernel: , retries:4
>
> This is with a somewhat flaky Micropolis drive:
>
> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: scbus1 at ahc1 bus 0
> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: scbus1 target 0 lun 0: <MICROP 2112-15MQ1094802 HQ48> type 0 fixed SCSI 2
> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: sd1 at scbus1 target 0 lun 0
> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: sd1: Direct-Access 1001MB (2051615 512 byte sectors)
> Jan 11 19:11:23 freebie /kernel: sd1: with 1760 cyls, 15 heads, and an average 77 sectors/track
>
> The drive has a habit of spinning down and then up again, which
> confuses the CD-ROM driver sufficiently for me to require a reboot
> before the problem goes away (thus the swap), but I didn't get this
> message before on freebie with an ahc (2940) (running -CURRENT for
> years).  daemon is running 2.2.5 with an aha (1542B).
>
> The problem doesn't seem to do much harm: the drive still works, but
> when it's working hard, I'll get a message every 2 or 3 seconds.  I'm
> guessing it might be something to do with the bus (I also have four
> old 5¼" SCSI drives and an old CD-ROM on the chain).  Any suggestions?
>
> Greg



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