Date: Mon, 1 Dec 1997 07:19:29 -0500 (EST) From: Matthew Tebbens <matthew@tebbens.idsi.net> To: Peter Holzer <hjp@wsr.ac.at> Cc: aic7xxx@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New to 2940U/UW bios v1.23 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.971201071649.15798A-100000@tebbens.idsi.net> In-Reply-To: <19971201110122.33871@wsrk.wsr.ac.at>
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Thanks!! Matthew On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Peter Holzer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 28, 1997 at 02:59:36PM -0700, TST System Administrator wrote: > > I noticed the same thing while installing RedHat 4.2 on a new system. > > The notice was still their even after the installation was complete. > > > > I just assumed it was in regards to the external port and ignored it. > > Since none of the people who really know what they are talking about :-) > has responded yet, I'll put in my two cents: > > Newer models of the 2940 should automatically terminate the external > connector if there is nothing plugged into it. However, sometimes > it gets confused and terminates the bus although there are external > devices, or fails to terminate it although there are none. So it is > safer to manually enable or disable external termination in the setup > (Ctrl-A) than to rely on autotermination. The AIC7xxx driver warns you > about that. If everything works, you can ignore it, but if you have > strange problems, it gives you a hint what you should check first. > > hp > > -- > _ | Peter J. Holzer | If I were God, or better yet > |_|_) | Sysadmin WSR | Linus, I would ... > | | | hjp@wsr.ac.at | -- Bill Davidsen > __/ | http://wsrx.wsr.ac.at/~hjp/ | (davidsen@tmr.com) >
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