More timeout problems :(

[Doug Ledford]

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> > Alex's message didn't include the firmware revision on the Quantum TM3200S 
> > drive, but if it's revision 300X, that's the buggy revision that reliably 
> > locks the SCSI bus under certain load patterns.  In that case, I strongly 
> > recommend the firmware revision 301B, which is unofficial but does great 
> > amounts of good on those Quantum Tempest 3.2GB drives.  The firmware itself 
> > and the tool to download the firmware can be found on Leonard Zubkoff's site 
> > www.dandelion.com.  I think it may be under the BusLogic SCSI driver 
> > section, but I'm not sure.
> 
> Rev 300N.  Is that buggy too?

Well, if I'm right that your drive is a Fireball Tempest 3.2GB SCSI drive 
from Quantum, then I would guess that the older revision of the firmware on 
your drive is suspect.  If I were you, and my drive analysis is correct, 
then I would upgrade the firmware.

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