Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2001 22:19:28 -0600 From: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> To: Ed Alley <alley1@llnl.gov> Cc: Freebsd Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: CDROM on 2nd controller Message-ID: <20010803221928.B820923@mandy.rockingd.calgary.ab.ca> In-Reply-To: <200108040109.f74197F12602@jordan.llnl.gov>; from "Ed Alley" on Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 06:09:07PM References: <200108040109.f74197F12602@jordan.llnl.gov>
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On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 06:09:07PM -0700, Ed Alley wrote: > > > > I also have a 2nd IDE controller unto which is hung a NEC CDROM changer > > jumpered as "master". I set the BIOS to "2nd controller present = 1" -- > > as opposed to the other choices of "none" or "2". When I boot the > > machine, my 2 HDDs are detected, but I keep on getting "secondary HDC > > failure". > > One thought: > > Make sure that the CDROM is plugged into the end plug of the 40-pin > connection to your ribbon cable. If it is plugged into the middle > plug with no other device on the end plug, spurious signals will > be generated, like a SCSI device that is not terminated properly. > > Ed > wea@llnl.gov Gee... you had me going there for minute, but no joy! My cable is attached to the CD changer using the last connector. Appreciate the tip though... Got any ideas what the BIOS setup means when I set the "2nd controller present" option, I have to choose between "none", "1" or "2". I'm not sure if if means: a. there's a 2nd controller in slot 1 or slot 2 b. there's 1 or 2 device(s) attached to the controller I've set it to "1", interpretting the question as "b" above. Also, in the BIOS, should I be setting the 2nd controller to use "block" mode or LBA? -- -duke Calgary, Alberta, Canada To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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