From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 28 15:03:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E227937B401 for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:03:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from post2.inre.asu.edu (post2.inre.asu.edu [129.219.110.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CDC743F3F for ; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:03:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from David.Bear@asu.edu) Received: from conversion.post2.inre.asu.edu by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) id <0HFM00501AK0PR@asu.edu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:02:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from smtp.asu.edu (smtp.asu.edu [129.219.110.107]) by asu.edu (PMDF V6.1 #40111) with ESMTP id <0HFM00519AK0OM@asu.edu>; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:02:24 -0700 (MST) Received: from moroni.pp.asu.edu (moroni.pp.asu.edu [129.219.120.183]) by smtp.asu.edu (8.11.0/8.11.0/asu_smtp_relay,nullclient,tcp_wrapped) with ESMTP id h4SM2MH26218; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:02:22 -0700 (MST) Received: (from iddwb@localhost) by moroni.pp.asu.edu (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h4SM2Oh26800; Wed, 28 May 2003 15:02:24 -0700 Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:02:23 -0700 From: David Bear In-reply-to: <"from dnelson"@allantgroup.com> To: Dan Nelson Message-id: <20030528150223.F25284@asu.edu> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i References: <20030527211248.I18191@asu.edu> <20030528044348.GC53505@dan.emsphone.com> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: scsi tape curiousity X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: David.Bear@asu.edu List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 22:03:16 -0000 On Tue, May 27, 2003 at 11:43:48PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (May 27), David Bear said: > > I called the cybernetics people (maker of the tape unit) and their > > recommendation was to put the tape unit on a separate scsi controller > > from the hard drives. I didn't want to do this since but did anyway. > > It seems to have fixed the problem. I can now use the tape unit. The > > question is > > > > Most likely bad termination. Make sure all the cables are seated well, > make sure you're got active terminators, and make sure that if all your > devices are LVD, you have LVD terminators. so the guy from cybernetics was feeding me BS? ie you can safely run tapes on hard drives on the same scsi chain? I think all drives are lvd AND I know I have an active lvd terminator -- it cost me $30! But, I do have cdrom ron the 50 pin bus. It is terminated using the cdrom internal terminator. I wonder... -- David Bear phone: 480-965-8257 fax: 480-965-9189 College of Public Programs/ASU Wilson Hall 232 Tempe, AZ 85287-0803 "Beware the IP portfolio, everyone will be suspect of trespassing"