On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 02:10:07PM +0100, Piotr Marczak wrote: > Package: scsitools > Version: 0.8-1 > Severity: normal > > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 3.1 > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (500, 'testing') > Architecture: sparc (sparc64) > Kernel: Linux 2.4.27 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) > > Versions of packages scsitools depends on: > ii debconf 1.4.30.11 Debian configuration management > sy > ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries > an > ii util-linux 2.12-10 Miscellaneous system utilities > > -- debconf information: > * scsitools/info: > > I'm trying to disable write cache in two SCSI drives with tools scsiinfo > and scsi-config. Unfortunatelly I'm always getting such result: > > # scsiinfo -c -R -X /dev/sda 0 1 0 0 0 65535 0 65535 65535 > Unable to store Caching Page 08h > 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 08 12 14 00 ff ff > 00 00 ff ff ff ff 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > # > > The same with scsi-config tool. > Replacing options (i.e. 0 to 1) in command line gives nothing new. > > Some info: > Drives are Seagate Cheetah ST336607LC, brand-new. > > Data from Caching Page > ---------------------- > Write Cache 1 > Read Cache 1 > Prefetch units 0 > Demand Read Retention Priority 0 > Demand Write Retention Priority 0 > Disable Pre-fetch Transfer Length 65535 > Minimum Pre-fetch 0 > Maximum Pre-fetch 65535 > Maximum Pre-fetch Ceiling 65535 > > # scsiinfo -cX /dev/sda > 1 1 0 0 0 65535 0 65535 65535 > > Info from dmesg: > > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 > sym.0.3.0: setting PCI_COMMAND_INVALIDATE. > sym.0.3.1: setting PCI_COMMAND_PARITY... > sym.0.3.1: setting PCI_COMMAND_INVALIDATE. > sym0: <875> rev 0x14 on pci bus 0 device 3 function 0 irq 4,7e0 > sym0: No NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, SE, parity checking > sym0: SCSI BUS has been reset. > sym1: <875> rev 0x14 on pci bus 0 device 3 function 1 irq 4,7e6 > sym1: No NVRAM, ID 7, Fast-20, SE, parity checking > sym1: SCSI BUS has been reset. > scsi0 : sym-2.1.17a > scsi1 : sym-2.1.17a > Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST336607LC Rev: 0007 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 > Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST336607LC Rev: 0007 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 03 > Vendor: TOSHIBA Model: XM6201TASUN32XCD Rev: 1103 > Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > sym0:0:0: tagged command queuing enabled, command queue depth 16. > sym0:1:0: tagged command queuing enabled, command queue depth 16. > Vendor: HP Model: C1537A Rev: L706 > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0 > sym0:0: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 40.0 MB/s ST (50.0 ns, offset 16) > SCSI device sda: 71687372 512-byte hdwr sectors (36704 MB) > Partition check: > sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 > sym0:1: FAST-20 WIDE SCSI 40.0 MB/s ST (50.0 ns, offset 16) > SCSI device sdb: 71687372 512-byte hdwr sectors (36704 MB) > sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 sdb5 sdb6 sdb7 sdb8 > > System is Debian 3.1 on Sparc. > > I have the same disk in other machine (IBM RS6000) and the same error > occurs. > > > Happy New Year. > Peter
Hello Peter, sorry for the late reply. I was too busy last weeks. Unfortunately, scsiinfo is not maintained for years and I even don't have access to scsi disks anymore to do extensive tests. Btw, a new tool named sginfo, which is somehow a derivative work from scsiinfo, is available in sg3-utils Debian package. Can you try it and see if it works better for you? Best regards. Eric. -- Eric Delaunay | Quand on ne sait pas oł l'on va, il faut y aller ! [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ... et le plus vite possible. Devise Shadok. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
