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Date:      Tue, 24 Dec 1996 14:50:50 +0300 (MSK)
From:      Dmitry Valdov <dv@kis.ru>
To:        Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>
Cc:        freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: scsi streamer hang machine while booting if tape inserted.
Message-ID:  <Pine.FBSD.3.95.961224144442.2736A-100000@xkis.kis.ru>
In-Reply-To: <199612241140.MAA12071@uriah.heep.sax.de>

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On Tue, 24 Dec 1996, J Wunsch wrote:

> Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 12:40:30 +0100 (MET)
> From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de>
> Reply-To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>
> To: Dmitry Valdov <dv@kis.ru>
> Cc: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: scsi streamer hang machine while booting if tape inserted.
> 
> As Dmitry Valdov wrote:
> 
> > (aha0:2:0): "WANGTEK 5525ES SCSI M74H 11" type 1 removable SCSI 1
> > st0(aha0:2:0): Sequential-Access density code 0x0,  drive empty
> > 
> > 
> > When cassette is inserted whie booting it hangs before 'drive empty' or
> > '0x0' message (i forgot exactly before which of messge. Now this 
> > computer has no monitor ;-)
> 
> I've never observed such behaviour on a Wangtek, but they don't have
> the best firmware either.  I know they do also have some jumpers, but
> there's nothing very meaningful among them.
> 
> All this smells like a firmware bug of the Wangtek.  Probably not much
> how we could help you.
> 

Thanks anyway. I'm going to disable calls to st_mode_sense or to 
scsi_test_unit_ready  in st.c :(

May be, will be better to add 'option BUGGYST' to kernel config especialy for
such devices?

Dmitry.




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