[1647] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: SCSI Cables and aha2940
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Wreski)
Mon Mar 31 21:38:57 1997
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 21:12:49 -0500 (EST)
From: Dave Wreski <tel1dvw@is.ups.com>
To: "James T. Kirk" <root@plantel.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.95.970331200821.5492A-100000@tony.plantel.com>
On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, James T. Kirk wrote:
> Do you have anything elso plugged into the 2940 internally? If both of
> the internal connectors are used, say the 68 pin on a hard drive, and the
> 50 pin on a cdrom drive, you cannot use the external plug. On the 2940,
> any two of the connectors may be used, but not all three. The way the
> card is designed, using all three breaks SCSI termination rules and will
> not work.
Are you sure about this? I tried my Sparc cable, in place of the one that
I figured to have problems, and all devices appeared just fine. Its
definately a cable problem. I do have both internal 'plugs' active on the
2940. I can understand how it would break termination rules, though.
Maybe I should get an updated c.p.s howto.
Dave
