Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 01:25:39 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: bugs@ns1.win.net (Mark Hittinger) Cc: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/302: changing st tapes crashes system Message-ID: <199504070825.BAA06821@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199504070111.VAA07189@ns1.win.net> from "Mark Hittinger" at Apr 6, 95 09:11:30 pm
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> > > Subject: kern/302: Changing st tapes after extract crashes system > > >Number: 302 > > >Synopsis: Changing st tapes after extract crashes system > > > > dd if=/dev/qic24 bs=1024k | tar xvf - > > (remove tape, insert new tape) > > > > Just after inserting the new tape, a bunch of "swap pager failed" > > messages fly by on the console and the system resets (no panic > > or crash dump). The IDE boot drive is left unresponsive, requiring > > use of reset button. > > > > This bug has been present since 2.0. It was not present in 1.1.5.1. > > I see this with a WangDAT-3400dx and a bt946c controller. I increased the > rewind/eject timeout in st.c and increased the "abort" timeout in bt742a.c. > > With timeout increases, if the system is quiet when you close/rewind the drive > then nothing wild happens. > > If you use unmodified st/bt742a then the disks will all get bit sprayed > every single time you rewind/close the tape. Could you please forward these patches to the list so that they can be looked at and commited if they seem reasonable? > Regards, > Mark Hittinger > bugs@win.net -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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