Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 22:44:03 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Pavel Duda <element@email.cz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DDS Tape problems Message-ID: <42B5E723.7080503@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <d94gbc$isg$1@sea.gmane.org> References: <d94gbc$isg$1@sea.gmane.org>
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Pavel Duda wrote: > Hi, > I have problem with my DDS-3 type drive. I'm able to write on it but > not read data back. If I try to read them I get card dump and tape > drive hangs up. I have tried to upgrade firmware but problem remains. > Does somebody have experience with this ? > > My specs : > FreeBSD 5.2.1, generic kernel, x86 (P3), SCSI card is Adaptec AHA2940 > and tape drive Python 04106. Not terribly helpful, but I have a DAT2 working with an Adaptec 2940A. It's worked since forever and is fine with 5.4 though I never ran 5.1/2/3. Is the machine it's attached to dual-boot? I.e. can you test the tape drive in Windows, or Linux for example? (Well, they have to be good for something :-)) Is this a recent problem or is this the first time you've tried using this drive? Can you try another SCSI adapter? I've run mine (for testing only) off the cheapest rubbish I got free with a SCSI CDRW and it was fine. The only other guess would be termination. Has anything else on your SCSI chain changed? Is the terminator properly plugged in? --Alex
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