Re: [TCLUG:10874] scsi confusion

[Colin Kilbane <kilb0023@tc.umn.edu>]

Christopher Reid Palmer wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Colin Kilbane wrote:
>
> > There are three connectors on the board, standard 50 pin, 68
> > pin wide scsi connector and 60 pin ultra 2 scsi connector.
>
> I'm not familiar with this motherboard. Are you sure there are three
> separate SCSI channels on this mb, or are they exclusive of each other?
>
> > I gave it a try on another computer, identical scsi controler on the single
> > processor version of the motherboard,  and it didn't halt the system.
>
> Someone else, before I started seeing your name on the list, had a similar
> problem -- SCSI death on an SMP system. I don't remember if it was the
> same SCSI controller or not, though.
>
> What kernel are you running?
>
> > The only thing I am confused about is one bank of
> > jumpers.  It states that the drive can specify terminator power from the
> > drive, from the scsi bus, to the scsi bus, and to the scsi bus and the
> > drive.  which one should it be on?
>
> wooo. My guess would be terminator power from the drive. Try 'em all.
>
> --
>   Christopher Reid Palmer : http://www.innerfireworks.com/
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I am running the 2.2.12-20smp kernel.  Though it doesn't even get to the point
where the system boots.  The scsi bios can't see a thing either.  I think the
drive interface is fubar,  I'll call seagate tomorrow and see what they can tell
me about the config.

Thanks
Colin Kilbane