From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Aug 2 23:57:08 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA06220 for hardware-outgoing; Fri, 2 Aug 1996 23:57:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from GndRsh.aac.dev.com (GndRsh.aac.dev.com [198.145.92.241]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA06210 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 1996 23:57:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from rgrimes@localhost) by GndRsh.aac.dev.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id XAA03849; Fri, 2 Aug 1996 23:56:55 -0700 From: "Rodney W. Grimes" Message-Id: <199608030656.XAA03849@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> Subject: Re: Parity errors during install To: frankd@yoda.fdt.net (Frank Seltzer) Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 23:56:54 -0700 (PDT) Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: from Frank Seltzer at "Aug 3, 96 02:44:13 am" X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL11 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, Rodney W. Grimes wrote: > > > Built in yes, enabled by default on the 2940 (it's easy enough to check > > this one, it is right in the SCSIselect menus), disabled by default > > on the MC4421 (the manual is wrong, everyone of these I have seen comes > > with the termination disabled). W4 should be installed to enable termination, > > just in case you don't have the manual handy. > > Right now I have jumpers on; > > W4 - Interface termination > W3 - +5v to bus > W1 - Term power from drive > > Is this correct? Yes. Do you have SCAM support turned off in the 2940? The MC4421 is a SCAM capible drive, and your 2940 may be doing something funny, like turning off termination :-(. -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD