Re: kern/55965: st(4) on adaptec fails to 'mt erase'

[Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/55965; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
        Hauke Fath <hauke%Espresso.Rhein-Neckar.DE@localhost>,
        Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
Subject: Re: kern/55965: st(4) on adaptec fails to 'mt erase'
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 22:22:48 +0100

 At 20:30 Uhr +0000 30.01.2021, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
 > > > It's 0x1e - SCSI_PREVENT_ALLOW_MEDIUM_REMOVAL, not ERASE.
 > >
 > > ... which indeed is being issued with a timeout of 5000 msec, so that's
 > > explained?
 >
 > 5s sounds enough. But maybe try to bump the timeout to see what happens ?
 
 Funky... With timeout bumped to 60s, an 'mt erase' returns after 35s, which
 the drive audibly spent mounting the tape. Then - nothing, no tape running
 for erase.
 
 An 'mt status' then leads to a
 
 [ 1433.8827963] st0(ahc0:0:5:0):  DEFERRED ERROR, key = 0x3
 [ 1433.8827963] st0(ahc0:0:5:0):  Check Condition on CDB: 0x00 00 00 00 00 00
 [ 1433.9128026]     SENSE KEY:  Media Error
 [ 1433.9128026]      ASC/ASCQ:  ASC 0x80 ASCQ 0x01
 [ 1433.9128026] st0: mount error (sense key=3) - terminating mount session
 
 "Rinse, lather repeat."
 
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