Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 23:11:11 -0400 From: "Bill A. K." <billieakay@yahoo.com> To: <rknebel@uplink.net>, "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Scsi Tape backup Message-ID: <003501bf0d4c$fa194960$01010101@bopper> References: <99100121403700.00324@rknebel.uplink.net> <000701bf0c9e$ffe00220$e7dd0518@plstn1.sfba.home.com> <99100209381300.00300@rknebel.uplink.net>
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Hi,
Try physically removing the ATAPI tape from the case and try the SCSI
tape, and also, when the SCSI tape is out of the system, is it level?
Good Luck
Bill
billieakay@yahoo.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Knebel <rknebel@uplink.net>
To: Michael Akers <mwakers@home.com>
Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: Scsi Tape backup
> On Sat, 02 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > Rick,
> > Did you set the Adaptec Card termination to off? This must be done if
you
> > are going to have an internal device and an external device on the SCSI
bus.
> > Each END of the SCSI bus MUST be terminated. The SCSI controller card,
in
> > this instance, termination must be set to off. ( I am assuming here that
you
> > are using an Adaptec card that has a BIOS setup routine. )
>
> Actually it is set to automatic. I tried turing it to off and it did not
mmake
> a difference.
>
> A really wierd thing I found now is that if I have the case open and the
tape
> drive hanging out of the machine it works fine and is recognized on bootup
and
> is fuctional.
>
> As soon as I put it in the case anbd connect it it does not work anymore.
> I have a atapi tape drive right above it.
> I don't know if this could be the problem.
>
> I also looked at the tape drive and the jumpers for parity and termination
are
> in the on postion.
>
> I presume this is the right postion.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
> Rick
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Michael Akers
> > M. Akers Enterprises
> > Unix/NT Systems Administration and Systems Integration
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rick Knebel <rknebel@uplink.net>
> > To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 6:34 PM
> > Subject: Scsi Tape backup
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I have two scsi cards in my machine.
> > > My adaptec only had my external scanner hooked up to it.
> > > I purchased a scsi internal tape backup and hooked it up to this card
> > also.
> > > Now is where the weirdness starts.
> > >
> > > The scanner is id3 and the tape is id4.
> > >
> > > If I boot up without the scsi cable hooked to the tape backup the
power
> > light
> > > comes on and the tape will go through the bootup process.
> > >
> > > If I connect the scsi cable the light will not come on and the tape
backup
> > gets
> > > no power.
> > > AS soon as I disconnect the scsi cable from the tape backup the tape
light
> > will
> > > come on and it will make noise.
> > >
> > > If I let the bootup process continue the scsi card complains that it
did
> > not
> > > find termination.
> > >
> > > I do not understand this.
> > >
> > > Can anyone help.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Rick Knebel
> > > rknebel@uplink.net
> > > http://rknebel.uplink.net
> > >
> > >
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