Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:51:53 -0700 (MST) From: Nick Hibma <hibma@skylink.it> To: ab@astralblue.com Cc: mjacob@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/14819: REQ: support for ``immediate'' SCSI commands Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991111084803.351F-100000@henny.plazza.it> In-Reply-To: <199911110713.XAA88214@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Even worse, the OnStream tape drive is completely broken when it comes to the SCSI protocol it uses. It will require a special SCSI peripheral driver. It is not possible to support the device through the sa driver, so it does not make sense to modify it to use immediate commands. Some people are working on and off on support for the drive. If you are interested in developing the driver for it, let Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> know. He seems to have documentation for it or knows where to get it IIRC. Hope this helps. Nick On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 mjacob@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > Synopsis: REQ: support for ``immediate'' SCSI commands > > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed > State-Changed-By: mjacob > State-Changed-When: Wed Nov 10 23:13:03 PST 1999 > State-Changed-Why: > rejected: We will *not* blanket support immediate mode commands in the tape > driver or any other drivedr. It's a sure way to get a jammed SCSI bus. > It's only broken h/w like the OnStream that require it. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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