Re: DELQA (qe) breaking RLV12/RL02(rl) functionality

[Scott G Taylor <bub7734%yahoo.com@localhost>]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Patrick Finnegan <vax%purdue.edu@localhost>
> To: Scott G Taylor <bub7734%yahoo.com@localhost>
> Cc: port-vax%netbsd.org@localhost
> Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 7:16:37 AM
> Subject: Re: DELQA (qe) breaking RLV12/RL02(rl) functionality
> 
> On Wednesday, February 02, 2011, Scott G Taylor wrote:
> > When both are  installed, the DELQA runs fine.  However, access to the
> > rl02  drives
> > results in blocks of zero (NULL) data... if it doesn't crash  the
> > kernel.
> > 
> > Removing the DELQA board results is a  perfectly working RL02
> > controller and drives.  I actually went  through three RLV12 (M8061)
> > boards before accidentally discovering that  the boards weren't
> > actually bad.  I just can't have both the RL02  drives and the DELQA
> > in at the same time.
> 
> Interesting. I seem to  recall having problems reading RL02 packs on 
> NetBSD just giving me NULL  bytes as well.  I may have had the same 
> combination (netbooted off a  DELQA/DEQNA), running off NetBSD 1.5.  It 
> worked fine under VMS, so I  just suspected that RL02s didn't really work 
> with NetBSD  anymore.
> 
> Pat
> -- 
> Purdue University ITaP/Research Systems -- http://www.rcac.purdue.edu
>

Hi Pat,

I did notice your posting back in 2004 regarding such issues.  I would bet you
encountered this issue.  Do you still have the machine to attempt access to 
the RL02 when the DELQA module is removed from the system?

Please see my other email to the list with more info.

Regards,
-scott