Hey, y'all (as the vernacular would have it...)- I'm running 4.2 (kernel 2.0.32) on a P-166 with a BusLogic BT-598 SCSI controller, a 2.1G Quantum Atlas Wide SCSI drive at target 0, a Sony 4mm 2-4G DAT at target 4, and a SyJet at target 3. On occasion (possibly in response to a sequence of writes to the SyJet when it's spun down, but not always), I get a series of errors and controller resets. Some sample error messages are attached below. (Sorry about the length; enough different things occur that I wasn't sure what I could safely leave out...) After this sequence, it's been behaving fine, now that it's spun up. Does anyone have experience with this problem? Is it the controller or the drive that's not responding correctly? Is this a driver problem? (I suspect it may not be the latter, since I've seen some anomalous behavior in Win95 as well.) Is there a known cure? If not, is there a known cause that I can pursue with the appropriate vendor? Is there a likelihood of file-system corruption or data loss? Thanks for any clues. Matthew Saltzman Clemson University Math Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.math.clemson.edu/faculty/Saltzman ======================================== Apr 7 21:37:15 yankee kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 116460, scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 Write (6) 05 6c 47 01 00 Apr 7 21:37:15 yankee kernel: scsi0: Aborting CCB #116473 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:37:16 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 116460) timed out - resetting Apr 7 21:37:16 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:37:16 yankee kernel: scsi0: Sending Bus Device Reset CCB #116477 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:37:17 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 116460) timed out - trying harder Apr 7 21:37:17 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:37:17 yankee kernel: scsi0: Resetting BusLogic BT-958 due to Target 3 Apr 7 21:37:17 yankee kernel: scsi0: *** BusLogic BT-958 Initialized Successfully *** Apr 7 21:37:20 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:37:20 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:37:20 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:37:20 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 107465, absolute sector 107528 Apr 7 21:37:21 yankee kernel: scsi0: Tagged Queuing now active for Target 0 Apr 7 21:39:46 yankee kernel: scsi0: Tagged Queuing now active for Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 118186, scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 Write (6) 04 8f c6 40 00 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Aborting CCB #118206 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 118187, scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 Write (6) 04 90 46 c0 00 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Aborting CCB #118207 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 118188, scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 Write (6) 05 6c 47 01 00 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Aborting CCB #118208 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 118189, scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 Write (6) 05 7d 86 80 00 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Aborting CCB #118209 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 118186) timed out - resetting Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Tagged Queuing now disabled for Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Sending Bus Device Reset CCB #118212 to Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 118187) timed out - resetting Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Unable to Reset Command to Target 3 - Reset Pending Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 118188) timed out - resetting Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Unable to Reset Command to Target 3 - Reset Pending Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 abort (pid 118189) timed out - resetting Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:42:56 yankee kernel: scsi0: Unable to Reset Command to Target 3 - Reset Pending Apr 7 21:42:58 yankee kernel: SCSI host 0 channel 0 reset (pid 118186) timed out - trying harder Apr 7 21:42:58 yankee kernel: SCSI bus is being reset for host 0 channel 0. Apr 7 21:42:58 yankee kernel: scsi0: Resetting BusLogic BT-958 due to Target 3 Apr 7 21:42:58 yankee kernel: scsi0: *** BusLogic BT-958 Initialized Successfully *** Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 107465, absolute sector 107528 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 297255, absolute sector 297318 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 360071, absolute sector 360134 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 297256, absolute sector 297319 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 360072, absolute sector 360135 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 297257, absolute sector 297320 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 360073, absolute sector 360136 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 297258, absolute sector 297321 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 360074, absolute sector 360137 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 297259, absolute sector 297322 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: SCSI disk error : host 0 channel 0 id 3 lun 0 return code = 28000002 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: extra data not valid Current error sd08:11: sense key Not Ready Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: Additional sense indicates Logical unit not ready, cause not reportable Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector 360075, absolute sector 360138 Apr 7 21:43:01 yankee kernel: scsi0: Tagged Queuing now active for Target 0 ===================================== -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.