From owner-freebsd-scsi Mon Apr 21 09:11:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA27325 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:11:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pluto.plutotech.com (root@pluto100.plutotech.com [206.168.67.137]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA27315 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:11:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from narnia.plutotech.com (narnia.plutotech.com [206.168.67.130]) by pluto.plutotech.com (8.8.5/8.8.3) with ESMTP id KAA10985; Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:11:51 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199704211611.KAA10985@pluto.plutotech.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0beta 12/23/96 To: Alan Judge cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" , freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Vendor specific ASCQ SCSI errors in 2.2-STABLE In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 21 Apr 1997 17:00:09 BST." <199704211600.RAA12615@indigo.ie> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 10:10:17 -0600 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >I just had a close look at the system and noticed something I hadn't >seen before. One of the ribbon cables (the one on the bus with >problems) doesn't end at the fourth connector. Instead the cable goes >on an extra 3-4cm and is taped back (not even electrical tape, I >think). (This was probably done by our local supplier, who have a >tendency to cut corners. I guess they shortened a longer cable.) > >Could this be the problem? I'm sure the cable stub is not doing the >electrical behaviour of the bus any good at all. I'm tempted to >remove the cable and trim it to exact length. Definitely trim that cable. Just be sure to clean the wires after you make the cut as most are braided and tend to fray/short the other lines after you cut them. -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================