Strange problem !
This afternoon, I was copying a big file to tape with the 'dd' command (dd
if=myfile.dat of=/dev/nrmt1h) and I forgot to specify a bigger block size
than the default 512 bytes. The copy was taking forever so I decided to
cancel it with CTRL-C, result: dd printed a message telling me:
xyz+a: blocks in
xyz+a: blocks out (or the usual message)
After that, the system was not giving me back the prompt, so I pressed
CTRL-D. I was logged at the graphics console at this moment. xdm stopped
responding, I tried to connet with rlogin from another host, the system was
wedged and would not let me login, I could ping it OK tough...
I waited for 5-6 minutes and the system finally came back. There were 25-30
messages on the console regarding a problem with my TLZ07 (/dev/nrmt1h) and
SCSI bus 0 reset...
Any idea what happenned ?
Attached is the output of the uerf -R -o full and the dia -R -o full commands.
BTW, do you have to install something extra to use the dia -ana (analysis)
command ? It complained that the DecEvent licence was not installed. I have
a pair of alpha 2100, doesn't decevent come free with the NAS package ? How
do I install it ?
Thanks !
Guy Dallaire
dallaire_at_total.net
"God only knows if god exists"
Received on Fri Apr 11 1997 - 22:56:25 NZST