Re: VXA-2 packet-loader issues and AMANDA [Fwd: hard luck with the new a

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Re: VXA-2 packet-loader issues and AMANDA [Fwd: hard luck with the new autoloader]

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"James D. Freels" <freelsjd AT ornl DOT gov>

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Fri, 04 Feb 2005 14:58:59 -0500

On Fri, 2005-02-04 at 14:36 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:

The cable IS completely disconnected from the scsi card and the cd-rom IS the only
device on that cable. This is what is so strange. I did this test thinking it might
fix my problem since I am down from 2-internal, 1-external on the same card to
1-internal, 1-external. Both of which are terminated. The CD powered off should
have little to do with the problem since it is not connected to anything.

The cd should be disconnected from the scsi cable entirely for that 
test.  Puyrchance is it the last device, on the last connector?  In 
which case it should have the terms turned on and power applied, or 
some other means of terminating the cable's end applied to the cable 
when its unplugged from the data cable.

I am thinking about ordering an Lsi Logic LSIU80ALVD card ($70) and dedicate to this new device.
But I am not sure if the sym53c87xx-2 linux driver will work for it on the alpha. It should since
that driver works for the present card. For $70, it is worth a test, no ?

The Exabyte tech did specify an LVD card, but I think he is going for performance. I am just trying to
get the thing to work at this point.

>> I'd recommend strongly that this person get another scsi card, and
>> put the tape drive on it by itself, so that he has all the
>> internal devices on one card, and the external device on the
>> other.  Life will be simplified considerably.
>>
>> >It's the same on mine (I have one with internal narrow and wide,
>> > and external wide connectors).
>> >
>> >Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>> >
>> >      Geert
>> >
>> >--
>> >Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 --
>> > geert AT linux-m68k DOT org
>> >
>> >In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a
>> > hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say
>> > "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds

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