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Date:      Fri, 14 Apr 1995 22:08:46 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Bob Dunaway <bob@rdsw.com>
To:        bugs@ns1.win.net (Mark Hittinger)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Archive DAT SCSI problem (fwd)
Message-ID:  <199504150308.WAA18535@rdsw.com>
In-Reply-To: <199504141329.JAA05513@ns1.win.net> from "Mark Hittinger" at Apr 14, 95 09:29:10 am

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> > Message-Id: <199504140232.VAA13666@rdsw.com>
> > bob@rdsw.com writes
> > 
> > I have recently brought up a system with FreeBSD on a 486DX2/66 and
> > am very happy with the system except for a SCSI tape problem.
> > ..
> > driver. The system still locks up at the same place during boot (no debug).
> > Does anyone have any suggestions for resolving this problem.
> 
> Have you tried putting a tape in the drive during boot?  I have a WangDAT
> 3400dx and I see the same problem.  Roughly 80% of boots hang on the
> sense mode of the tape.  I believe it is not a hang but a very long
> timeout :-)
> 
> If I leave a tape in the drive I never have the problem.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark Hittinger
> bugs@win.net
> 
I had tried booting with a tape loaded several days ago but not since 
loading the new aic7000 driver and sequencer. I tried booting again
with a tape in the drive and it worked this time.
Thanks a lot.
Bob Dunaway
bob@rdsw.com




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