From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Jan 15 20:52:08 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA24027 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:52:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from the.oneinsane.net (root@link2.oneinsane.net [207.113.133.240]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA23989 for ; Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:51:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from insane@oneinsane.net) Received: from killa.oneinsane.net (killa.oneinsane.net [207.113.133.242]) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980115204926.007d9100@the.oneinsane.net> X-Sender: insane@the.oneinsane.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:49:26 -0800 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Ron Rosson Subject: SCSI Tape Drive Error Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk This is an error I get when I am testing a tape. Using the following command like a verify: tar tvf /dev/rst0 > Filename gets compared to backup log of original time and day of backup for accuracy of log and tape. Jan 12 22:43:19 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): SCB 0x0 - timed out while idle, LAST PHASE == 0x1, SCSISIGI == 0x0 Jan 12 22:43:19 the /kernel: SEQADDR = 0x8 SCSISEQ = 0x12 SSTAT0 = 0x5 SSTAT1 = 0xa Jan 12 22:43:19 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): Queueing an Abort SCB Jan 12 22:43:19 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): Abort Message Sent Jan 12 22:43:19 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): SCB 0 - Abort Completed. Jan 12 22:43:19 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): no longer in timeout Jan 12 22:44:59 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): SCB 0x0 - timed out in command phase , SCSISIGI == 0x84 Jan 12 22:44:59 the /kernel: SEQADDR = 0x41 SCSISEQ = 0x12 SSTAT0 = 0x7 SSTAT1 = 0x2 Jan 12 22:44:59 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): abort message in message buffer Jan 12 22:45:01 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): SCB 0x0 - timed out in command phase , SCSISIGI == 0x94 Jan 12 22:45:01 the /kernel: SEQADDR = 0x41 SCSISEQ = 0x12 SSTAT0 = 0x7 SSTAT1 = 0x2 Jan 12 22:45:01 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): no longer in timeout Jan 12 22:45:01 the /kernel: ahc0: Issued Channel A Bus Reset. 1 SCBs aborted Jan 12 22:45:01 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,0 Jan 12 22:45:02 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred Jan 12 22:45:02 the /kernel: st0: oops not queued Jan 12 22:45:02 the last message repeated 8 times Jan 12 22:45:02 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): Target Busy Jan 12 22:45:02 the last message repeated 4 times Hardware from messages: Jan 12 15:00:39 the /kernel: ahc0 rev 1 int a irq 11 on pci0:18 Jan 12 15:00:39 the /kernel: ahc0: aic7860 Single Channel, SCSI Id=7, 3 SCBs Jan 12 15:00:39 the /kernel: ahc0 waiting for scsi devices to settle Jan 12 15:00:39 the /kernel: (ahc0:4:0): "DEC TLZ06 (C)DEC 0491" type 1 remo vable SCSI 2 Jan 12 15:00:39 the /kernel: st0(ahc0:4:0): Sequential-Access density code 0x13, variable blocks, write-enabled This is the only device attached to the scsi chain Any idea on what can be causing this I would be much appreciated. Tested all my tapes and I get the same error but is allways on a different area of where the backup was.. -------------------------------------------------------- Ron Rosson ... and a UNIX user said ... rlr@n2.net rm -rf * insane@oneinsane.net and all was null and void --------------------------------------------------------