Re: ht0 freezing computer IDE tape
On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 07:34:05AM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
>
> I guess I will try to emulate scsi using ide-scsi?
If you want to try ide-scsi, with lilo add:
append="hdd=ide-scsi"
to /etc/lilo.conf and then run lilo.
After you reboot, the tape drive should be /dev/st0 and /dev/nst0.
Do you get any messages in /var/log/messages or /var/log/kern.log when
you try to use the tape drive?
>
> from dmesg:
>
> ide-tape: Dumping ATAPI Identify Device tape parameters
> ide-tape: Protocol Type: <6>ATAPI
> ide-tape: Device Type: 1 - <6>Streaming Tape Device
> ide-tape: Removable: Yes
> ide-tape: Command Packet DRQ Type: <6>Accelerated DRQ
> ide-tape: Command Packet Size: <6>12 bytes
> ide-tape: Model: Seagate STT20000A
> ide-tape: Firmware Revision: 8A51
> ide-tape: Serial Number:
> ide-tape: Write buffer size: 372736 bytes
> ide-tape: DMA: Yes
> ide-tape: LBA: Yes
> ide-tape: IORDY can be disabled: Yes
> ide-tape: IORDY supported: Yes
> ide-tape: ATAPI overlap supported: No
> ide-tape: PIO Cycle Timing Category: 2
> ide-tape: DMA Cycle Timing Category: 2
> ide-tape: Single Word DMA supported modes: <6>0 <6>1 <6>2 <6>(active)
> <6>
> ide-tape: Multi Word DMA supported modes: <6>0 <6>1 <6>2 <6>(active) <6>
> ide-tape: Enhanced PIO Modes: Mode 3
> ide-tape: Minimum Multi-word DMA cycle per word: <6>120 ns
> ide-tape: Manufacturer's Recommended Multi-word cycle: <6>120 ns
> ide-tape: Minimum PIO cycle without IORDY: <6>120 ns
> ide-tape: Minimum PIO cycle with IORDY: <6>120 ns
> ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: Seagate STT20000A rev 8A51
> ide-tape: Dumping the results of the MODE SENSE packet command
> ide-tape: Mode Parameter Header:
> ide-tape: Mode Data Length - 23
> ide-tape: Medium Type - 0
> ide-tape: Device Specific Parameter - 16
> ide-tape: Block Descriptor Length - 0
> ide-tape: Capabilities and Mechanical Status Page:
> ide-tape: Page code - 42
> ide-tape: Page length - 18
> ide-tape: Read only - No
> ide-tape: Supports reverse space - Yes
> ide-tape: Supports erase initiated formatting - No
> ide-tape: Supports QFA two Partition format - Yes
> ide-tape: Supports locking the medium - No
> ide-tape: The volume is currently locked - No
> ide-tape: The device defaults in the prevent state - No
> ide-tape: Supports ejecting the medium - No
> ide-tape: Supports error correction - Yes
> ide-tape: Supports data compression - No
> ide-tape: Supports 512 bytes block size - Yes
> ide-tape: Supports 1024 bytes block size - No
> ide-tape: Supports 32768 bytes block size / Restricted byte count for
> PIO transfers - No
> ide-tape: Maximum supported speed in KBps - 1000
> ide-tape: Continuous transfer limits in blocks - 108
> ide-tape: Current speed in KBps - 1000
> ide-tape: Buffer size - 331776
> ide-tape: Adjusted block size - 512
> ide-tape: hdd <-> ht0: 1000KBps, 6*54kB buffer, 9720kB pipeline, 110ms
> tDSC, DMA
>
>
>
> On Sun, 2002-01-06 at 20:50, Jerome Acks Jr wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 05, 2002 at 01:10:26PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
> > > I am using kernel 2.4.16 and have IDE TAPE built into the kernel. At
> > > boot I get a lot of info concerning the tape drive but when I attempt to
> > > write to the tape drive it locks the entire system up and I have to
> > > press the reset key (something like tar -zcpvf /dev/ht0 / as an
> > > example-not the actual command).
> > >
> > > I know this is not much info but does someone know what is going on or
> > > what information can I supply which might shed more light onto the
> > > subject? I am just trying to keep this email short without copying
> > > a lot of the dmesg output (There must be a page on the IDE Tape!).
> > >
> > > Lance
> > >
> >
> > Some IDE tape drives need ide-scsi to work. What is the model of your
> > tape drive?
> >
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