Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 12:53:12 -0500 (EST) From: <up@3.am> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't see DLT4000 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10003021251560.8045-100000@richard2.pil.net> In-Reply-To: <200003021743.JAA02472@mass.cdrom.com>
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<sigh> Well, it looks like it's time for an RMA for this DLT. Thanks everyone for the help. <rant> Whatever happened to SCSI backward compatibility? </rant> On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Mike Smith wrote: > > The only difference I can see is that the DLT is "differential" SCSI, > > which, AFAIK, just allows it to work with a longer bus. Is there > > something that has to be done to the host adapter to accomodate > > differential devices? > > You can't use that DLT with anything other than a HVD differential > controller. Don't confuse this with LVD, which is designed for backwards > support of single-ended devices. > > You can get a quite respectable, low-cost HVD differential controller > from Corpsys - www.corpsys.com. > > -- > \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith > \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org > \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message > James Smallacombe PlantageNet, Inc. CEO and Janitor up@3.am http://3.am ========================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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