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Date:      Mon, 20 Nov 1995 20:07:01 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
To:        Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>
Cc:        Nate Williams <nate@rocky.sri.MT.net>, "Heiko W.Rupp" <hwr@pilhuhn.de>, stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 2.1-stable just hangs
Message-ID:  <Pine.3.89.9511202042.F7440-0100000@kryten.atinc.com>
In-Reply-To: <199511210053.RAA23510@rocky.sri.MT.net>

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On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Nate Williams wrote:

> Jonathan M. Bresler writes:
> > On Mon, 20 Nov 1995, Nate Williams wrote:
> > > One *last* thing that deserves mention is that I wasn't seeing the hangs
> > > until after I added an external HP3C scanner.  The scanner has a switch
> > > to enable termination, and termination is enabled.  I don't have any way
> > > of sticking an active terminator on this box either.  However, adding
> > > the scanner occurred at the same time as the load averages tended to go
> > > nuts, so it may be coincidental.
> > 
> > 	can you rearrange scsi devices to place the scanner in the middle 
> > of a scsi chain with active termination at wither end ??
> 
> Nope, it can *ONLY* be at the end of the chain since it has very
> non-standard connectors.  It has one Centronics connector (used), and a
> DB25 connector which is normally used to hook the scanner up to it's
> crappy SCSI card.

	dikes!  dike out that db25 and correct the machine!

> > > If it keeps going nuts, I may remove the scanner from the picture.  If
> > > so, I'm not sure how to solve my problem long-term, short of buying
> > > another SCSI card just to drive the scanner.
> > 
> > 	NCR SC200 53C810 fast scsi-ii card for pci.  its inexpensive and 
> > works great in my box.  (i have hte same chip on the motherboard)   this 
> > may be an option, if you have to add a scsi card.
> 
> If you read the article fully, you'd know that's the card I have now. ;)

	so you'll be able to add an additional one dedicated to the 
scanner ;^)

jmb

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