Date: 16 Aug 2002 19:39:27 +0200 From: Jan Lentfer <Jan.Lentfer@web.de> To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@scsiguy.com> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with external SCSI device Message-ID: <1029519567.2794.12.camel@jan-linnb.lan> In-Reply-To: <948070000.1029519135@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> References: <1029514410.3d5d24aa9e561@www-mail.lan> <912860000.1029515999@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> <1029516746.2796.3.camel@jan-linnb.lan> <948070000.1029519135@aslan.btc.adaptec.com>
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Am Fre, 2002-08-16 um 19.32 schrieb Justin T. Gibbs: > > Am Fre, 2002-08-16 um 18.39 schrieb Justin T. Gibbs: > >> > Hi all, > >> > > >> > sorry for cross-posting but I am not quite sure if this maybe a alpha > >> > specific problem. > >> > > >> > Here is the situation: > >> > I bought an external DAT streamer from ebay, whenever I try to boot > >> > with the streamer connected I machine stops with: > >> > > >> > ahc0: Someone reset channel A > >> > >> Are you sure that the DAT drive is properly terminating the bus? > > > > I think so. The DAT is an older IBM 3440 001. The guy I bought it from > > said it had an internal terminator. There's only one Centronics > > connector on the case, so I can't use a terminator anyway. > > Most of these drives require you to set a jumper or dip-switch to > nable termination. Do you have auto-termination set on the SCSI adapter > or did you manually change the settings? A verbose boot from the > system should tell you how the controller is terminated. Meanwhile I moved the controller over to a x86 box to get access to the card' BIOS. I found that the drive is not identified at start by the controller if connected to the external port. So I opened up the DATs case and connected it directly to the inside 50 pin connector and voila... it is identified. Is it possible that his is a problem with my external cable? I got both new today. It is a Centronics to 25 pin cable with an adapter for 25pin to HD68. They didn't have a Centronics to HD68 cable so I choose this way. The cable is 2 meters. Thanks, Jan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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