FC4: SCSI tape not detect

[Mogens Kjaer]

Dario Lesca wrote:
> Hi, After kernel update (2.6.13-1.1526_FC4smp) the SCSI tape driver not
> work, is missing.
> 
> If I rebuild with a previous kernel (2.6.12-1.1447_FC4smp) the tape work
> property.
> 
> The server is a HP Proliant ML 350 with 2 SCSI controller
>  - smartarray controller (with RAID 5)
>  - LSI controller (with TAPE C7438A HP Model) .
> 
> See the attach, is a previous message with two boot process, post to
> fedora user list.
> 
> I must also fill a bug report on bugzilla?
> 
> Many thanks for your reply and sorry for my bad English
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Subject:
> Re: HP Tape not detect after kernel update
> From:
> Dario Lesca <d.lesca at solinos.it>
> Date:
> Fri, 14 Oct 2005 19:42:54 +0200
> To:
> For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> 
> To:
> For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
> 
> 
> Il giorno ven, 14/10/2005 alle 14.55 +0200, Mogens Kjaer ha scritto:
> 
>>Dario Lesca wrote:
>>
>>>Il giorno gio, 13/10/2005 alle 10.20 -0400, James Kosin ha scritto:
>>>
>>>
>>>>-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>>
>>>
>>>>(1)  Is this an IDE version or SCSI version.
>>>
>>>SCSI tape
>>
>>Is it connected to the smartarray controller?
> 
> no, is connected to LSI SCSI controller.
> 
> 
>>If so, what is logged by the new and the old
>>kernel when the cciss driver is loaded?
> 
> See 2 file attach.
> 
...

Diff'ing the two files shows:

< Fusion MPT base driver 3.01.20
< Copyright (c) 1999-2004 LSI Logic Corporation
< ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.0[A] -> GSI 24 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
< mptbase: Initiating ioc0 bringup
< ioc0: 53C1030: Capabilities={Initiator,Target}
< ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:03.1[B] -> GSI 25 (level, low) -> IRQ 185
< mptbase: Initiating ioc1 bringup
< input: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
< ioc1: 53C1030: Capabilities={Initiator,Target}
< Fusion MPT SCSI Host driver 3.01.20
< scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030, FwRev=01032700h, Ports=1, MaxQ=255, IRQ=177
< scsi1 : ioc1: LSI53C1030, FwRev=01032700h, Ports=1, MaxQ=255, IRQ=185
<   Vendor: HP        Model: C7438A            Rev: V312
<   Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 03
---
 > Fusion MPT base driver 3.03.02
 > Copyright (c) 1999-2005 LSI Logic Corporation
267c287
< ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:01.0[A] -> GSI 48 (level, low) -> IRQ 193
---
 > ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:06:01.0[A] -> GSI 48 (level, low) -> IRQ 177
278c298
< cfq: depth 4 reached, tagging now on
---
 > input: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse on isa0060/serio1
281,283d300
< st: Version 20050312, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256
< Attached scsi tape st0 at scsi1, channel 0, id 5, lun 0
< st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B), max page reachable by HBA 
4294967295

I.e. the problem is, that the MPT scsi driver version 3.03.02
doesn't recognize the tape device.

You could send an email to the address mentioned in
the linux/drivers/message/fusion/mptscsih.c file
and ask them if they have a fix.

Mogens

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