Problems with Adaptec 29320LPE PCI-X + IBM Ultrium 3581

Having a serious problem.
Having an Adaptek 29320LPE PCI-x controller connected to an external
IBM Ultrium 3581 LTO1 Library.
Running Vista 64 Business.
Everytime the device is accessed my computer dies, without any
warnings (nearly).
Screen freezes, and a couple of seconds later it's like pressing the
reset-switch.
Nothing present in WIN Log book, nothing at all.

Now, I'm planning to test with a linux live-cd to see if the problem
is still there.
My big question is then to find proper software that can speak to the
autoloader and the drive as well.
I know about the basic linux-tape commands, but the will obviously not
work together with the library.

Any-one having ideas and reccomendations on how to test the card/
library.

Tomas Larsson wrote:
>
> Having a serious problem.
> [...]
> Now, I'm planning to test with a linux live-cd to see if the problem
> is still there.
> My big question is then to find proper software that can speak to the
> autoloader and the drive as well.
> I know about the basic linux-tape commands, but the will obviously not
> work together with the library.
>
> Any-one having ideas and reccomendations on how to test the card/
> library.

'mtx' is a low-level tool that should be able to control the library:
http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/
http://linux.die.net/man/1/mtx

Together with 'mt' to move the tape in the drive and 'tar' to read and
write some test data.


Micha

On 28 Maj, 10:33, Michael Baeuerle <michael.baeue...@stz-e.de> wrote:
> Tomas Larsson wrote:
>
> > Having a serious problem.
> > [...]
> > Now, I'm planning to test with a linux live-cd to see if the problem
> > is still there.
> > My big question is then to find proper software that can speak to the
> > autoloader and the drive as well.
> > I know about the basic linux-tape commands, but the will obviously not
> > work together with the library.
>
> > Any-one having ideas and reccomendations on how to test the card/
> > library.
>
> 'mtx' is a low-level tool that should be able to control the library:http://mtx.opensource-sw.net/http://....net/man/1/mtx
>
> Together with 'mt' to move the tape in the drive and 'tar' to read and
> write some test data.
>
> Micha

As it transpired, it was the Motherboard (M2N-E SLI) that was broken,
Crap ASUS quality.
The backingplate (on the back of the PCB) for the Processor heatsink
is made of plastic and cannot cope
with the pressure from the spring in the heatsink, thus bending the
board around the processor socket.
finally the board died, and I replaced it, things are working now.

Tomas