DDS Tape problems

[Pavel Duda]

Alex Zbyslaw wrote:
> Pavel Duda wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I have problem with my DDS-3 type drive. I'm able to write on it but 
>> not read data back. If I try to read them I get card dump and tape 
>> drive hangs up. I have tried to upgrade firmware but problem remains. 
>> Does somebody have experience with this ?
>>
>> My specs :
>> FreeBSD 5.2.1, generic kernel, x86 (P3), SCSI card is Adaptec AHA2940 
>> and tape drive Python 04106.
> 
> 
> Not terribly helpful, but I have a DAT2 working with an Adaptec 2940A.  
> It's worked since forever and is fine with 5.4 though I never ran 
> 5.1/2/3.  Is the machine it's attached to dual-boot?  I.e. can you test 
> the tape drive in Windows, or Linux for example?  (Well, they have to be 
> good for something :-))   Is this a recent problem or is this the first 
> time you've tried using this drive?  Can you try another SCSI adapter?  
> I've run mine (for testing only) off the cheapest rubbish I got free 
> with a SCSI CDRW and it was fine.
> 

I was trying to use Tekram SCSI adapter with same result. I have taken 
this DDS tape from my AIX machine (netfinity) where it was working wo 
problems.

> The only other guess would be termination.  Has anything else on your 
> SCSI chain changed?  Is the terminator properly plugged in?
> 

Termination should be fine. I have tried both variants - termination on 
tape and termination via active terminator on cable.


> --Alex
> 
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