Subject: Possible Bug in aha-1542 driver
To: None <netbsd-bugs@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Dan StJohn <dstjohn@nis.naitc.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/08/1993 10:35:00
Hi, I am using the netbsd with an adaptec 1542c scsi card and a cd rom that
does support ISO (nec cdr-73). The problem I am having is when I try to mount
the cdrom, it gives me the following messages:
aha0 timed out
cd0: unable to get size
cd0: cd0 not ready
When I issue the mount command I am using the following:
mount -rt isofs /dev/cdoa /mnt
when I hit return, it finds the cd rom (the light goes on), but then I just
get the above message (aha0 timed out). In addition, what is on the cd rom
is a mountable file system for unix. My thought on this is that the aha driver
supplied does has a time out period that is too short for cd roms. As you
probably know, scsi devices, for the most part, are relatively quick, but
cd-roms, which are scsi, are relatively slow in comparison. What I think is
happening is that the driver is expecting information form the cd rom much
faster than the cdrom can supply it.
I guess I have the following questions:
1. Does this seem reasonable and has this problem already been
encountered or am I doing something wrong?
2. If this problem seems reasonable or has been encountered, is there
a fix for it? If not, is it possible for me to get the source code
for the aha-1542 driver so I can try to fix it? I sort of need this
cd rom mountable asap.
Any info you have is greatly appreciated. I must say that this is the only
problem I have really had with netbsd. I found the installation very user
fridly.
thanks!
dstjohn@nis.naitc.com
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