Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 16:50:12 +0100 From: "Andy [Tecc Nops]" <andy@tecc.co.uk> To: <freebsd-isp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Tape drive C1557 Message-ID: <NDBBKOKIGKLFGGPFHCGBAEPCCNAA.andy@tecc.co.uk>
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Oops, forgot to let the solution to my problem make it to the list for the benefit of future searchers of the list archives! Ak On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 04:25:52PM +0100, Andy [Tecc Nops] thus spoke: > Thanks! That made me take another look. > Of course, LUN1 should be ch0 not sa1 > So, went to hp.com and downed the manual. > rtfm...... turn the unit around, set the > autoloader option to 7 (default), was on > 5 (Sun) and now works a treat. Bad case > of rtfm on my part! Since LUNs are not an everyday occurance for most people, and all the diag output seems to run together it's easy to miss. I've been working with Unix systems since 1983 - and knows that all diag output usually means something to someone - even if I can't make heads nor tails of it. And you have to know what part of man to rtf. Glad it's working. Bill > > regards > Andy > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Bill Vermillion > Sent: 28 March 2001 15:52 > To: Andy Kirkham > Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Tape drive C1557 > > > On Wed, Mar 28, 2001 at 03:28:26AM -0500, Andy Kirkham thus spoke: > > Hi there > > > I have installed an HP SureStore 24x6 tape unit onto > > my machine. However, I just can't get it working. > > Basically, I get the following:- > > > # tar -c /etc > > tar: can't open /dev/rsa0 : Device not configured > > > OR.... > > > # dump -0u / > > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Wed Mar 28 09:35:55 2001 > > DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > > DUMP: Dumping /dev/ad0s1a (/) to /dev/rsa0 > > DUMP: mapping (Pass I) [regular files] > > DUMP: mapping (Pass II) [directories] > > DUMP: estimated 35459 tape blocks on 0.91 tape(s). > > DUMP: Cannot open output "/dev/rsa0". > > .... <deletia -wjv> > > > and then done the sh MAKEDEV ch0 and sh MAKEDEV sa0 > > but no joy. Still getting the same error. Here's part > > of the dmesg output:- > > > ahc0: <Adaptec aic7895 Ultra SCSI adapter> port 0xe800-0xe8ff mem > > 0xeb000000-0xeb000fff irq 11 at device 12.0 on pci0 > > aic7895C: Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 32/255 SCBs ahc1: <Adaptec aic7895 > > Ultra SCSI adapter> port 0xec00-0xecff mem 0xeb002000-0xeb002fff irq 11 at > > device 12.1 on pci0 > > ahc1: Using left over BIOS settings > > aic7895C: Wide Channel B, SCSI Id=7, 32/255 SCBs > > > > sa0 at ahc0 bus 0 target 4 lun 0 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > sa0: <HP C1557A U812> Removable Sequential Access SCSI-2 device > > sa0: 10.000MB/s transfers (10.000MHz, offset 15) > > sa1 at ahc0 bus 0 target 4 lun 1 > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Any ideas anyone? > > It shows TWO tape drives, on at lun 0 and one at lun 1. > > Do you have two. What lun is the device really on? > > -- > Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com search strings: dat24 dat24x6 surestore hp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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