Bug#499752: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686: Seagate STT20000A no longer works in 2.6.26

09-21-2008, 09:42 PM

Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
Version: 2.6.26-4
Severity: important
Tags: upstream

Hi,

After updating my system from kernel version 2.6.24 to 2.6.26 I ran into
some problems due to my Seagate STT20000A tapestreamer. Those problems
also occur in the vanilla kernel and have been reported upstream on the
lkml.

1) The system no longer boots. HEAD upstream does boot, but the
tapestreamer still doesn't work.
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122203193728465&w=2

2) The output upon booting is garbled (a minor problem)
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122202406417545&w=2

Regards,
Mark de Wever

PS: The kernel version reported below obviously doesn't match the
version which has the problem.

-- Package-specific info:

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 depends on:
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.22 Debian configuration management sy
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initra 0.92j tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.4-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 recommends:
ii libc6-i686 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries [i

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.26-1-686 suggests:
ii grub 0.97-47 GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy v
pn linux-doc-2.6.26 <none> (no description available)

-- debconf information:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/abort-overwrite-2.6.26-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/bootloader-error-2.6.26-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/depmod-error-initrd-2.6.26-1-686: false
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/old-system-map-link-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/prerm/would-invalidate-boot-loader-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/elilo-initrd-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/old-dir-initrd-link-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/kimage-is-a-directory:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/create-kimage-link-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/overwriting-modules-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/depmod-error-2.6.26-1-686: false
shared/kernel-image/really-run-bootloader: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/prerm/removing-running-kernel-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/abort-install-2.6.26-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/lilo-has-ramdisk:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/bootloader-initrd-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/lilo-initrd-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/old-initrd-link-2.6.26-1-686: true
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/postinst/bootloader-test-error-2.6.26-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/failed-to-move-modules-2.6.26-1-686:
linux-image-2.6.26-1-686/preinst/initrd-2.6.26-1-686:

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12-29-2008, 01:33 PM

On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 11:42:09PM +0200, Mark de Wever wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
> Version: 2.6.26-4
> Severity: important
> Tags: upstream
>
>
> Hi,
>
> After updating my system from kernel version 2.6.24 to 2.6.26 I ran into
> some problems due to my Seagate STT20000A tapestreamer. Those problems
> also occur in the vanilla kernel and have been reported upstream on the
> lkml.
>
> 1) The system no longer boots. HEAD upstream does boot, but the
> tapestreamer still doesn't work.
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122203193728465&w=2

Which upstream version did you test that worked?

What module is used by the streamer?

Cheers,
Moritz

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01-01-2009, 06:08 PM

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 03:33:04PM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:

Hi Moritz,

> Which upstream version did you test that worked?

Upstream 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 worked, after that it no longer worked.
I just tested upstream 2.6.28 and the streamer still doesn't work.

> What module is used by the streamer?

The streamer uses the ide_tape module.

Regards,
Mark de Wever

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01-02-2009, 04:46 PM

Hi Mark,

On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 08:08:35PM +0100, Mark de Wever wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 03:33:04PM +0100, Moritz Muehlenhoff wrote:
>
> Hi Moritz,
>
> > Which upstream version did you test that worked?
>
> Upstream 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 worked, after that it no longer worked.
> I just tested upstream 2.6.28 and the streamer still doesn't work.
>
> > What module is used by the streamer?
>
> The streamer uses the ide_tape module.

If the bug persists in 2.6.28, please file a bug report at
bugzilla.kernel.org and send the bug number to this buglog.

Thanks,
Moritz

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03-15-2009, 07:35 AM

forwarded 499752 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12874
thanks

Hi Moritz,

> If the bug persists in 2.6.28, please file a bug report at
> bugzilla.kernel.org and send the bug number to this buglog.

Sorry took a bit longer, I was quite busy the last few weeks. The
problem still exists in 2.6.29-rc7 and I reported the bug upstream.

Regards,

Mark de Wever

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07-29-2011, 02:46 PM

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 09:35:08AM +0100, Mark de Wever wrote:
> forwarded 499752 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12874
> thanks
>
> Hi Moritz,
>
> > If the bug persists in 2.6.28, please file a bug report at
> > bugzilla.kernel.org and send the bug number to this buglog.
>
> Sorry took a bit longer, I was quite busy the last few weeks. The
> problem still exists in 2.6.29-rc7 and I reported the bug upstream.

The upstream report doesn't seem to have led to anything.

Does it still fail with current kernels?

Cheers,
Moritz

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