Subject: Re: Progress on the SS2
To: Greg Burd <greg@pecos.com>
From: None <david@mono.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 09/11/1996 10:53:39
On Tue, 10 Sep 1996, Greg Burd wrote:
> Now the problems:
>
> PROBLEM: Although I know I have a SCSI drive in the machine, when
> I do a probe-scsi from new command mode the result is a
> pause, and then no information and another 'ok' prompt.
> Shouldn't I see information on the SCSI drive?
Indeed - this sounds like it _could_ be bad news.
Check the SCSI ID on the drive - if it comes set as SCSI ID 7
then you'll get exactly that behaviour (fujitsu seem to ship
drives set for ID 7 nowdays - bizarre). Check its set for ID 3,
and see if the drive light flickers when you do the probe-scsi.
Apart from that do the traditional check on cables.
Try both with & without the CD-rom drive (and make sure the
CD-rom has a different ID to the drive :) - id 6 is best).
Try the CD-rom drive on its own to see if you can pick that up.
If you cant pick up either device then its possible your SCSI
fuse has blown - I think I have a couple of spare ones lying
around here - I could drop one in the post :)
David/abs (david@mono.org)
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