SCO Unix, Xenix and ODT General FAQ

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Why does my Compaq with an HP tape give "NOTICE: cha: SCSI bus has been reset ha=0 " messages on SCO Unix?

Compaq controllers with HP tape drives may see

 NOTICE: cha: SCSI bus has been reset  ha=0 
 Attached SCSI peripherals will return to power up state 
 NOTICE: cha: Unexpected SCSI phase  ha=0 id=6 lun=0 
 

This is harmless but annoying. To fix:

 1. cd /etc/conf/pack.d/cha
 
 2. vi space.c
 
 3. Search for "int cha_print_warnings= -1;"
 
 4. Change it to "int cha_print_warnings=0;"
 
 5. Relink the kernel and reboot for the change to take effect
 

My memory of this is that it happens every time the drive is accessed. I've never been able to convince a customer to just "ignore it" though..

My feeling is to silence it. If the drive fails, you either know it because it failed completely or you start getting flaky verification errors. If it supports TapeTell then you can get more info from that anyway.

List of other SCSI error codes

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