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Problem with Adaptec 2940 UA

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Klamer Schutte)
Tue May 13 04:08:41 1997

From: Klamer Schutte <kscp1@fel.tno.nl>
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Date: 	Tue, 13 May 1997 10:04:58 +0200 (MET DST)

I am having trouble when I try to backup to a scsi tape device.
The backup process locks, and I get an error in /var/adm/syslog:

May 13 09:35:14 pc512 kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 67182
9, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 0x28 00 00 3d 57 a2 00 00 08 00 
May 13 09:35:14 pc512 kernel: aic7xxx: (abort) Aborting scb 1, TCL 0/0/0
May 13 09:35:16 pc512 kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 67183
0, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 0x28 00 00 3d 4a 4a 00 00 08 00 
May 13 09:35:16 pc512 kernel: aic7xxx: (abort) Aborting scb 2, TCL 0/0/0
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 67182
9, scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 0x28 00 00 3d 57 a2 00 00 08 00 
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: aic7xxx: (abort) Aborting scb 1, TCL 0/0/0
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 671829) timed out - resetti
ng
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0.
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: aic7xxx: (reset) target/channel 0/0
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: aic7xxx: (abort_reset) scb state 0x1, Command phas
e, SCSISIGI = 0x84
May 13 09:35:29 pc512 kernel: aic7xxx: (abort_scb) asserted ATN - bus device res
et in message buffer.

which I cannot interpret.
Some system information:

# cat /proc/scsi/scsi 
Attached devices: 
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
  Vendor: IBM      Model: DORS-32160       Rev: S84A
  Type:   Direct-Access                    ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00
  Vendor: WangDAT  Model: Model 3400DX     Rev: 1.10
  Type:   Sequential-Access                ANSI SCSI revision: 02
# cat /proc/scsi/aic7xxx/0 
Adaptec AIC7xxx driver version: 4.0/3.2/4.0

Compile Options:
  AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY    : 15
  AIC7XXX_TWIN_SUPPORT   : Enabled
  AIC7XXX_TAGGED_QUEUEING: Disabled
  AIC7XXX_PAGE_ENABLE    : Disabled
  AIC7XXX_PROC_STATS     : Disabled

Adapter Configuration:
          SCSI Adapter: AHA-2940A Ultra
                        (AIC-785x chipset)
              Host Bus: Single
               Base IO: 0x1400
                   IRQ: 11
                  SCBs: Used 3, HW 3, Page 3
            Interrupts: 672604
         Serial EEPROM: True
  Extended Translation: Enabled
        SCSI Bus Reset: Enabled
            Ultra SCSI: Disabled
     Target Disconnect: Disabled
# cat /proc/version 
Linux version 2.0.29 (root@pc512) (gcc version 2.7.2.l.3) #3 Thu Mar 13 16:32:12 MET 1997
# cat /proc/interrupts 
 0:   34078370   timer
 1:      52263   keyboard
 2:          0   cascade
 3:    8436079   PCnet32
 4:     545996 + serial
 5:          1   sound blaster
11:     672606 + aic7xxx
13:          1   math error
14:    5775487 + ide0
15:      16018 + ide1

Machine: compaq deskpro 575 overclocked to 90 Mhz.
SCSI disk is inside connected with flatcable
SCSI tape is external and has terminator.
Error occurs when backup up data on the SCSI disk.
Total backup size approx. 800kb
No other system malfunction known.

I don't read this mailing list.

Regards,

Klamer
-- 
Klamer Schutte, TNO Physics and Electronics Laboratory
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