On Tuesday 21 January 2003 11:48, Paul Bijnens wrote:
>On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 at 3:08pm, Oleksandr Darchuk wrote
>
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>>Jan 20 16:22:38 b2resec kernel: Timer Expired
>>Jan 20 16:22:38 b2resec kernel: aic7xxx_abort returns 0x2003
>>Jan 20 16:22:38 b2resec kernel: scsi1:0:6:0: Attempting to queue
>> a TARGET RESET message
>>Jan 20 16:22:38 b2resec kernel: aic7xxx_dev_reset returns 0x2003
>>Jan 20 16:22:38 b2resec kernel: Recovery SCB completes
>>Jan 20 16:22:43 b2resec kernel: scsi: device set offline - not
>> ready or command retry failed after bus reset: host 1 channel 0
>> id 6 lun 0 Jan 20 16:22:43 b2resec kernel: st0: Error 10000
>> (sugg. bt 0x0, driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x1).
>>Jan 20 16:22:43 b2resec kernel: st0: Error 10000 (sugg. bt 0x0,
>> driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x1).
>>Jan 20 16:22:43 b2resec kernel: st0: Error on write filemark.
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>>
>>Can anyone help me? Thanx for all advises. And sorry for pure
>> english.
>
>I also had problems, and a google search indicated me that "some
> scsi tape drives" had problems with linux 2.4.18.  I upgraded to
> 2.4.20 and the problems went away.
>I also changed cables several times, replaced terminators,
> modified dip switches, hot and cold reset devices several times,
> cursed a lot and sacrificed a goat and three chickens, I'm not
> sure which one really helped.  :-)

You forgot the last ditch, if everything else fails, virgin.  But 
they are getting harder to find these days. :)

Seriously, I ran 2.4.18 for quite a while, and had no such problems 
with my changer, a Seagate 4 slotter with a compaq label on its 
face.

-- 
Cheers, Gene
AMD K6-III@500mhz 320M
Athlon1600XP@1400mhz  512M
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