Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 08:54:13 -0700 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.cdrom.com> To: kmitch@nando.net (kmitch) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 different From 2940W?? Message-ID: <199505291554.IAA01482@freefall.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 29 May 95 11:39:12 EDT." <9505291539.AA20935@nando.net.nando.net>
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>I have been trying to get an Adaptec 2940W working with 3 SCSI-2 devices. Non >e >of the devices are wide, but I was under the understanding that the 2940W coul >d >handle either or BOTH. It can. >The devices I am trying to get running are: > >Micropolis 4110S 1.02 Gig Hard Drive (ID 1) >Teac CD-50 CDROM (ID 4) >Conner CFP1080S 1.03 Gig Hard Drive (ID 6) > >The problem I am having is when the SCSI bus gets a lot of activity (ie >compiliation or file copying), I get Timeout errors. I have tried various >things to try and find the problem. Lowering the Sync Rate, Disabling Sync >Negotiation, and Disabling Disconnection. I have also tried eliminating >different devices, but no matter what I try I get timeout errors. > >I had a 2940 (no wide) in the machine for a little while (the place where I >bought it, sent me the wrong one by mistake), and I didn't have any problem wi >th >that card. Is there anyone out there with a 2940W that has had success?? What version of FreeBSD are you running. There are patches only availible in FreeBSD-current or the "soon to be released" 2.0.5 that deal with known timeout problems with Micropolis drives. -- Justin T. Gibbs ============================================== TCS Instructional Group - Programmer/Analyst 1 Cory | Po | Danube | Volga | Parker | Torus ==============================================
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