Description of problem: using ide-scsi driver for tape backup with AMANDA package causes intermittent kernel panic, complete system hang. constant errors in /var/log/messages are: kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00: sense key Illegal Request kernel: Additional sense indicates Invalid command operation code Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): AMANDA-2.4.4p1 stable from amanda.org kernel 2.4.20-18-7 rpm from rhn ide-scsi 0.93 stock rh 7.3 st.c 20030406 stock rh 7.3 (apparently with Kai Makisara's patch) How reproducible: intermittent. :( Steps to Reproduce: 1. attempt tape backup using AMANDA amdump 2. 3. Actual results: system hang. kernel panic or no console message at all. Expected results: tape backup completes successfully Additional info: tape drive is new ST20000A Travan (ide). tapes are new.
This is a kernel problem. I'm reassigning this to the kernel maintainers.
Thanks for the bug report. However, Red Hat no longer maintains this version of the product. Please upgrade to the latest version and open a new bug if the problem persists. The Fedora Legacy project (http://fedoralegacy.org/) maintains some older releases, and if you believe this bug is interesting to them, please report the problem in the bug tracker at: http://bugzilla.fedora.us/