Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 08:59:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> To: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: dump to dlt gets write error Message-ID: <m11FgDH-0008G5C@rip.psg.com> References: <19990813191646.A57450@Denninger.Net> <199908140920.LAA53941@yedi.iaf.nl>
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>> Put the DLT on a different SCSI bus (different host adapter) from the disks. >> >> Specifically, separate the fast/wide and narrow SCSI devices. >> >> I've seen both DLTs and other "non-wide" devices have kittens with disks >> running fast/wide on the same SCSI bus. It usually manifests itself as >> an I/O error on the narrow device - which is exactly what you're getting. > > I've been doing this for years and it works just fine: i have been doing it for many months, and it was fine. i suddenly hit the problem yesterday. i was very frustrated, so went and ate some sushi. i came back, and it worked just fine. no other changes except sushi (not a hot day, tape was not preloaded in drive to heat up in any of the tests, ...). and i tried again this morning, now using -CURRENT as of last night, and it backs up just fine, and on one of the same tapes that failed last afternoon. > You can also pull the error logs from within the DLT drive itself. Try > the script below: thank you! > Don't ever run cleaning tapes on a DLT drive unless the 'Use cleaning tape' > LED comes on. again, thanks. seems wise advice. randy, aka hamachi-breath To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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