Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:28:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:27:43 -0500 Received: from adsl-63-195-162-81.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net ([63.195.162.81]:62215 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:27:35 -0500 Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 12:26:47 -0800 (PST) From: Andre Hedrick To: Khalid Aziz cc: Camm Maguire , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 2.2.18 IDE tape problem, with ide-scsi In-Reply-To: <3A9BEF68.72EEF0E8@fc.hp.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Khalid, So, is HP going to allow linux to publsih "Tape Alert" as a means to assist with error checking and testing in general? Also why did HP take the 14GB/20GB models and move off the standard QIC or TR-4 IO-Firmware? Cheers, Andre Hedrick Linux ATA Development ASL Kernel Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASL, Inc. Toll free: 1-877-ASL-3535 1757 Houret Court Fax: 1-408-941-2071 Milpitas, CA 95035 Web: www.aslab.com On Tue, 27 Feb 2001, Khalid Aziz wrote: > Camm Maguire wrote: > > > > Greetings! OK, with st debugging, here are the most common errors > > with the Conner: > > > > Feb 27 14:46:39 intech9 kernel: st0: Error: 28000000, cmd: 8 1 0 0 40 0 Len: 16 > > Feb 27 14:46:39 intech9 kernel: Info fld=0x24, Current st09:00: sns = f0 8 > > Feb 27 14:46:39 intech9 kernel: ASC=14 ASCQ= 3 > > Feb 27 14:46:39 intech9 kernel: Raw sense data:0xf0 0x00 0x08 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x24 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x14 0x03 0x00 0x00 > > Feb 27 14:46:39 intech9 kernel: st0: Sense: f0 0 8 0 0 0 24 a > > Feb 27 14:46:39 intech9 kernel: st0: Tape error while reading. > > This was a read command that failed. Request sense information shows a > sense key of 0x08 which is a "Blank check". This sense key indicates > either a blank medium found or another error at EOD. ASC/ASCQ of > 0x14/0x03 say "End-Of-Data not found". This indicates something wrong > with the tape or maybe the drive needs cleaning. Do you get this error > with more than one tape? > > > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: st0: Error: 28000000, cmd: 5 0 0 0 0 0 Len: 16 > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: [valid=0] Info fld=0x0, Current st09:00: sns = 70 5 > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: ASC=20 ASCQ= 0 > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x05 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x0a 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x20 0x00 0x00 0x00 > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: st0: Can't read block limits. > > This was a "Read Block Limits" command which the drive claimed it does > not recognize. "Read Block Limits" is a mandatory command for SCSI > sequential access devices which is why "st" is issuing this command. The > tape drive you have is not SCSI, so the manufacturer chose not to > implement this command. The driver may still be able to work after "Read > Block Limits" fails, but I have not read enough code to be sure. > > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: st0: Mode sense. Length 11, medium b6, WBS 10, BLL 8 > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: st0: Density 45, tape length: 0, drv buffer: 1 > > Feb 27 14:46:40 intech9 kernel: st0: Block size: 512, buffer size: 32768 (64 blocks). > > > > Any advice appreciated! > > ==================================================================== > Khalid Aziz Linux Development Laboratory > (970)898-9214 Hewlett-Packard > khalid@fc.hp.com Fort Collins, CO Andre Hedrick Linux ATA Development ASL Kernel Development ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASL, Inc. Toll free: 1-877-ASL-3535 1757 Houret Court Fax: 1-408-941-2071 Milpitas, CA 95035 Web: www.aslab.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/