Re: Configure tape drive ?
Hi,
Lets try again,
There is no specific order how in which one has to connect SCSI-devices.
In your case, i wound try the next:
-powerdown all devices (SCSI is NOT (!) hot-plugable
-to disconnect all external devices EXCEPT the tape-drive
-connect tape directly to Sparcstation
-don't forget the terminator
-powerup tapedrive
-powerup sun
-run probe-scsi again
There is a maximum length of the scsi-cable defined. Perhaps that is the
problem.
Most people forget that the maximum length is INCLUDED internal
cable-length.
Hans
BARBET Alain wrote:
>
> Hi ! Thank for your reply !
> I don't know exactly how connect the SCSI cable ... so there is
> first : hard disk
> second : tape drive
> third : hard drive
> There is a "normal" order for SCSI ? But I don't understand, if this is a malfunction cable, how I can see the
> last hard drive behind the tape drive ?
>
> > There can be a number of reasons
> > - malfunctioning hardware of the tapedrive itself
> > - damaged scsi-cable (check the connectors good)
> > last year I had a scsi-cable with some pins bended, gave me a lot of
> > pain-in-the-neck before i found the problem.
> > - no or defunct scsi-terminator.
> > - duplicate scsi-selector
> > I noticed that your connor drive uses scsi-id 4, which is often used for
> > the tape drive......
> >
> > Kind regards, SDHans
> >
> > Alain & Estelle BARBET wrote:
> > >
> > > Thank for your reply ....
> > >
> > > target 1
> > > Unit 0 disk SEAGATE ....
> > > Target 3
> > > Unit 0 disk QUANTUM ...
> > > Target 4
> > > Unit 0 disk CONNER ....
> > >
> > > I have 2 externals disk and one internal .... mmmh no tape drive here !
> > > What the probleme ?
> > >
> > > hans witvliet a écrit :
> > >
> > > > just a small question:
> > > >
> > > > Before booting (when you have the OK> prompt, if you type:
> > > > probe-scsi
> > > > Is your tape drive correctly recognized?
> > > >
> > > > Alain & Estelle BARBET wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi !
> > > > > Thank you to pass some time to help me ... I've installed Debian on a
> > > > > Sparc 4 and try to use a tape drive. I cannot see it in /proc/scsi. I
> > > > > use the kernel 2.1.125 and allow the compile of tape driver ....
> > > > >
> > > > > So I try to install ftape, but can't see an option for the Sparc
> > > > > processor and the compile fail .... Do you have any idees to use this
> > > > > famous Sun tape drive ?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > SDHans
> > > > Alcatel Telecom Nederland bv
> > > > mailto:witvliet@ats.nld.alcatel.nl
> > >
> >
> > --
> > SDHans
> > Alcatel Telecom Nederland bv
> > mailto:witvliet@ats.nld.alcatel.nl
>
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