Re: Jaz drive on OpenBSD/pmax 2.2

[Jason Downs <downsj@downsj.com>]

In message <Pine.BSD.3.96.971230231953.1730A-100000@una>,
	Nino Margetic writes:
>Hi,
>
>Can anyone advise what parameters to use for disklabel-ing the 1GB Jaz
>disk under OpenBSD 2.2 on pmax (DECStation 5000/133)? I have just about
>managed to get it going but something isn't quite right. I get occasional
>kernel messages: 
>
>Dec 29 21:24:04 una /bsd: asc_intr: IN: dmalen 10 len 0 fifo 1

Sounds to me more like the pmax SCSI controller (or our driver for it) is
having problems.

Not much else I can say, though.  I don't own a pmax.

>which go away if I disconnect or not use the Jaz drive. Also if I try to
>dump the Jaz disk onto a 4mm tape I get: 
>
>root una:/root # /sbin/dump -0ua -f /dev/nrmt0 /usr/src                       
>  
>  DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Tue Dec 30 23:24:17 1997                   
>  
>  DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch                                  
>  
>  DUMP: Dumping /usr/src to /dev/nrmt0                                        
>  
>  DUMP: bad sblock magic number                                               
>  
>  DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted.                                           
>  
>root una:/root # 
>
>I am currently using the following /etc/disktab entry:
>
>jazz|JAZZ|Iomega Jazz 1GB removable drive:\
>        :dt=SCSI:ty=winchester:ns#32:nt#64:nc#1018:\
>        :pc#2084864:oc#0:bc#8192:fc#1024:\
>        :pg#2084864:oc#0:bc#8192:fc#1024:
>
>Any suggestions? BTW, tar works fine...
>Thanks in advance..
>
>--Nino
>
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