Re: SOLVED: Trouble with PCI cards on an Ultra 5
On January 21, 2005 06:50, Dr. Zimmermann wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> the problem turned out to be hardware related ... :-(
>
> For the state of both cards (SCSI & USB/IEEE) inserted I collected some
> typical information (dmesg, lspci). Than I removed both cards and did
> the same ... No difference (nearly) !
>
> I inserted the SCSI card and it showed up correctly in dmesg, lspci
> etc.. Next I added the USB/IEEE card and ... the SCSI-card disappeared
> again.
>
> It seems that the USB/IEEE card is blocking the PCI bus of the 5 ultra.
> (Its working in a recent PC with WinXP though ...)
>
> The IEEE/USB card blocking the PCI bus is a
> Manhattan Mercury 4port USB/3port IEEE with two Via chips
> onboard.
>
> Two questions remain:
>
> * Can someone recommend an interface card (USB/IEEE) that *works* on a
> sun5u ? Price would not be the first issue, but ...
I have had success with an Orange Micro usb card on an Ultra5.
I recall (vaguely) that I also had problems with a Manhattan card.
Jean
> * Has someone had similar experiences or an explanation ?
>
>
> Roger
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Jean Robertson, McGill University (514) 398-8117
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