Re: [Osst-users] idesci-osst on 2.6 stops with multiple "Drive Positions"-messages

[Willem R. <os...@ri...>]

On 10/19/2004 12:36:25 PM, Paranoiac_User wrote:
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> I browsed the archives but did not found something to solve my problem.
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> I do own 3 x IDE-DI-30(+) ATAPI streamer. The tapes i use do work fine in
> another box
> (2.2 kernel other hardware) and worked well until i put two drives in new
> boxes with new
> system bases on 2.6 kernels. I changed the streamer devices among each
> other as well.
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> This is what i do, maybe someone can help? There are logs with DEBUG=3DON=
 in
> osst.ko attached, too
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> Thx in advance, dont hesitate to ask for more details.
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> Michael
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> > modprobe ide-sci
> > modprobe osst
> > tar czvb 64 -f /dev/osst0 data
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> Then occurs (sometimes it takes few minutes, sometimes 2 hours) following=
:
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> > tail -f /var/log/messages
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> Oct 19 16:22:18 kernel: osst: unsupported module, tainting kernel.

How come osst appears to taint the kernel? You are not using the osst that =
is
part of the kernel distribution?

> Oct 19 16:22:18 kernel: osst :I: Tape driver with OnStream support versio=
n
> 0.99.1
> Oct 19 16:22:18 kernel: osst :I: $Id: osst.c,v 1.70 2003/12/23 14:22:12
> wriede Exp $
> Oct 19 16:22:18 kernel: osst :I: Attached OnStream DI-30 tape at scsi3,
> channel 0, id 0, lun 0 as osst0
> Oct 19 16:46:34 kernel: hdc: irq timeout: status=3D0xd0 { Busy }
> Oct 19 16:46:34 kernel: hdc: irq timeout: error=3D0xd0LastFailedSense 0x0=
d
> Oct 19 16:46:34 kernel: hdc: status error: status=3D0x01 { Error }
> Oct 19 16:46:34 kernel: hdc: status error: error=3D0x04Aborted Command
> Oct 19 16:46:34 kernel: ide-scsi: Strange, packet command initiated yet
> DRQ isn't asserted

Ide-scsi has had problems in the 2.6 kernel series. You should try to run t=
he
newest kernel possible. You have 2.6.5-7.108-default from Suse? Do they hav=
e
an upgrade? Linus' kernel is up to 2.6.9 -- I'm running 2.6.8 myself, and I=
'd
like to know if your problems still occur with the latest stock kernel.

Regards, Willem Riede.