From owner-freebsd-current Mon Mar 11 13:29:43 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA19653 for current-outgoing; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:29:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA19644 for ; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:29:36 -0800 (PST) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id NAA12888; Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:28:01 -0800 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199603112128.NAA12888@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: NCR disk controller, hp disk To: p.richards@elsevier.co.uk (Paul Richards) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:28:00 -0800 (PST) Cc: current@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199603111647.QAA21401@tees> from "Paul Richards" at Mar 11, 96 04:47:12 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > > > } Any chance of adding this to a `rogues list', Stefan? > > > > My suggested FAILSAFE define will > > disable tags and permit an install > > to succeed. > > > > The default number of tags can be > > set in the kernel config file. > > > > > > The clean solution to this problem is > > to move the TAG code into the generic > > SCSI driver, and to have that code > > react to the ASC/ASCQ values returned > > by the drive. In the case of the HP, > > the command would be retried without > > TAG and would succeed, then ... > > > > This is the prefered solution, since > > it doesn't even require a "rogues" > > list entry for the drive ... > > Do these drives work with the Adpactec controller? Rod? Yes, at least I know the HP C3725S works fine, but I do not know if tags are on or off by default in the aic7xxx driver of -stable. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD