[2607] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Adaptec 2940 support
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel M. Eischen)
Fri Oct 10 23:24:55 1997
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 22:22:52 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Daniel M. Eischen" <deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org>
To: Zlatko.Calusic@CARNet.hr, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
> Other data:
> Linux 2.1.57, aic7xxx driver on Pentium 133Mhz, 32 MB RAM
>
> I'm very satisfied with the disk and aic7xxx driver, too. I didn't
> have any problems that I wasn't able to solve and now it looks like
> everything is very stable (knock knock :)).
>
> I tried connecting disk with the wide cable, but didn't see any
> improvement in performance. And because I had problems with other
> narrow devices when I tried to use wide channel for the disk, I'm now
> running everything on 50pin cable.
This was most likely a termination problem. If you don't
have a good (active) termination source on the end of your
narrow bus, you will have problems.
Dan Eischen
deischen@iworks.InterWorks.org
