From: jimc@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (James Carpenter) Subject: Re: Segate ST02 problems Date: 28 Feb 1993 00:26:28 GMT
In article <C32wDL.HC6@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jeske@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu (Dave Jeske) writes:
>The SLS .99pl5 boot disk detects the scsi host and the SEGATE ST296N
>drive just fine. It continues a few more lines through the boot, and then
>hangs with two "SCSI host 3 timed out - aborting command" messages. Is
>there a fix for this. I seem to remember someone posting some st02
>problems a short while ago, and I cannot find it.
>
I have a problem just like this. I use a ST-01 with a Quantum ELS85. Linux
sees it. MS-DOG loves the thing. And I can use it under Linux for a little
while but then:
>SCSI host 3 timed out - aborting command
>SCSI host 3 timed out - aborting command
>
Except for me its host 0. Message is always twice. It appears that yours
hangs much sooner than mine (it always times out during boot?). Mine varies.
But will always, sooner or later, timeout.
><the computer hangs here>
>
Have you tried switching to another VC. My computer appears to hang but I
can still use other VCs. I can't kill the process that caused the timeout. I
also can't use a command that deals with the SCSI. For example, because I
can mount it, sync will hang, and I have to go to a third VC. Mount/unmount
will work for any drives except the SCSI.
I am truly sorry. But it appears that, now, you are stuck in my world :-)
And there doesn't appear to be a way out :-(
--Jim Carpenter Carpenter@Eisner.DECUS.Org jimc@gnu.ai.mit.edu