On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, James D. Freels wrote:
> So, you think if I disconnected the CD-rom (as a test), this would
> resolve the problem ?

Probably (I hope so).

> Also, I just tried a kernel with the ncr53c8xx driver and ultra
> conservative settings (for example,
> setting to asynchronous I/O) and it behaves better.  This time when I
> load the tape, I do not
> get the strange error message in my original posting.  It actually
> completed a small amdump, but then
> failed again on the larger amdump.  So, an improvement, but no cigar ...
> yet.

Asynchronous mode makes less assumptions about the cable.

> Yes, this is a 50-pin narrow cable plugged to the cd-rom and the 80-pin
> wide cable plugged to the rest
> of the devices.  Come to think of it, the 50-pin is just out there; no
> termination.  Hmmm... let's try
> that next.

Usually CD-ROM drives have a jumper to enable the internal termination.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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