[4997] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Argh. *beating head upon desk*
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matthew Jacob)
Sun Oct 25 21:23:25 1998
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 17:03:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>
Reply-To: mjacob@feral.com
To: Robert Thomas <rob@envy.rpi.net.au>
cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199810260100.MAA27658@envy.rpi.net.au>
Sounds like somebody either broke the driver or there is now
another mechanism for dialing down the Sync rate.
On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Robert Thomas wrote:
> >
> >
> > Cabling is too long, possibly, for Ultra mode, or termination isn't
> > being set right. Derate in the BIOS the speed down
> > to 5 or 10Mhz, or even run it Async, and see what happens.
>
> [snipped my error messages]
>
> Looking at this - it seems the SCSI code that changed between .121 and .126
> is now ignoring my BIOS settings. With .121 the drives negotiate at 10 adn 20
> Mhz - now the first one negotiates at 40, and refuses to go any further.
>
> I've tried setting the bios to not negotiate a sync rate, and to setting the
> sync rate to a slugs pace, and it's still wanting to run at 40.
>
> Clues, anyone?
>
> (Please note: This works -perfectly- prior to 126.)
>
> --Rob
>
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