Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 18:38:32 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: up@3.am Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adaptec AIC-7896 flakyness Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908121836220.373-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990812180232.3256A-100000@richard2.pil.net>
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On Thu, 12 Aug 1999 up@3.am wrote: > > I'm trying to get 3 IBM 9.1GB LVD SCSI drives to work with a new install > using an Adaptec AIC-7896 (imbedded on an Intel L440GX+ motherboard). The > ONLY way I got all 3 drives working was the following: > > SCSI ID 0 -> P7 (furthest from the controller) connector > " " 1 -> P6 (next connector in) > " " 2 (terminator jumper in) -> P5 (and so on...) Huh? The IBM LVD drives don't offer termination, how did you get that? If you don't have a non-LVD drive on the chain, you must have a terminator on the cable, else you're running a non-terminated chain. What's the model # of the IBM drive? > > with P1 going to the controller (motherboard in this case) > > The only problem with that is that I need to move the last drive (SCSI ID > 2) to a drive bay that the P5 connector can't reach. I've tried every > other connector on the SCSI ribbon cable with no luck; I either get > panics as soon as the install tries to start, or everything hangs before I > even get that far. > > Is this normal behavior? Is there a fix? Perhaps a jumper setting on the > drives (the "disable parity" jumper is off by default, for example)? > > Thanks in advance, > > James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor > up@3.am http://3.am > ========================================================================= > ISPF 3 - The Forum for ISPs by ISPs(tm) || Nov 15-17, 1999, New Orleans > 3 days of clues, news, and views from the industry's best and brightest. > Visit <http://www.ispf.com/>; for information and registration. > ========================================================================= > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@picnic.mat.net | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run picnic and jaunt, both FreeBSD-current. (301) 220-2114 | ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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