On Sat, Jan 07, 2006 at 12:15:00PM +0000, glenn@squirrelsolutions.co.uk wrote:
> >Number:         32474
> >Category:       port-i386
> >Synopsis:       SCSI tape /dev/st fails on NetBSD 2.1 onwards
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       serious
> >Priority:       high
> >Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Sat Jan 07 12:15:00 +0000 2006
> >Originator:     Glenn Richards
> >Release:        2.1 onwards
> >Organization:
> Squirrel Solutions
> >Environment:
> NetBSD server 3.0_RC6 NetBSD 3.0_RC6 (SERVER) #2: Tue Dec 13 18:50:22 GMT 2005  glenn@server:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/SERVER i386
> >Description:
> During hardware probe, or when rescanning SCSI bus, attempting to detect a SCSI tape drive (Freecom/HP DAT-72 DDS-5) fails with "SCSI opcode 0x12 timed out" on NetBSD 2.1 or later.
> 
> Have tested this with 2.1, 3.0 RC5, RC6 and 3.0 using Tekram DC-395UW SCSI card. Downgrading to 2.0.2 solves problem.

Can you post the full dmesg including the kernel error messages ?

> >How-To-Repeat:
> Connect a tape drive to SCSI bus - not sure if problem is with trm or st driver though. Have not been able to test with alternative SCSI card.

Probably trm. Nothing relevant changed in src/sys/dev/scsipi/ between 2.0.2
and 2.1

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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