Re: installing SCSI HD
Hello zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz,
It is sooo annoying when you move some h/w that was working ok and then
doesn't when transplanted to a new system. Have you confirmed that the
adaptec is on the h/w compatibility list? Can you try another scsi hd
with the controller, to confirm the controller is ok? If possible, can
you re-fit it all back into the server and confirm that it all still
works? - the most likely time for h/w to pack up is when you power it
down.
z> Thank you for your efforts LeeE, i will do as you suggest and look up
z> some documentation... the funny thing is, is that i grabbed the SCSI
z> card along with cable and Disk from a server where it was working
z> fine.
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z> Zane
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z> Lee Elliott <LeeE@spatial.freeserve.co.uk> on 10/03/2000 08:05:45
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z> To: Zane Drysdale/Diagnostic labs/64, debian-user@lists.debian.org
z> cc:
z> Subject: Re: installing SCSI HD
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z> Hello zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz,
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z> Hmm... still not a lot to go on, but if that's the way it is, then
z> that's the way it is. The diag messages that I'd like to see have to
z> come from software (drivers) and if the software was running and
z> could o/p msgs, then it should output some diag stuff about what's
z> making it unhappy. As it isn't I'd guess it's because it can't, so
z> this might be a h/w problem. Check the cabling and especially the
z> termination. Unless you're using a cable with a terminator on the
z> end, you should set termination on the drive using the jumpers -
z> typically labled 'TE' - but check the documentation.
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z>> Yes, this is the only SCSI device. The syslog contains nothing as
z>> crashes before it has time to write to it. All i can quess at
z>> moment is that the driver for it is not compatible or the
z>> Packard Bios is not very forgiving. z>
z>> Lee Elliott <LeeE@spatial.freeserve.co.uk> on 09/03/2000 12:44:00
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z>> To: Zane Drysdale/Diagnostic labs/64 z> cc:
z>> Subject: Re: installing SCSI HD z>
z>> Hello zdrysdal@diagnostic.co.nz, z>
z>> On 08-Mar-00, you wrote: z>
z>>> Hi
z>>>
z>>> i am having trouble installing an IBM DRHS SCSI disk onto my z>
z>> slink-2.0.36 server. The adaptec scsi card is found ok but when
z>>> starts to load it halts at : "Downloading sequence code :
z>> z> instructions downloaded. z> z>>
z>>> more info :
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z>>> SCSI adpatec adapter found at PCI 10/0 z> SCSI id:lun is 0:0 z>>
z>>> thanx
z>>>
z>>> Zane
z>>
z>> Not enough info to go on. Is this the only SCSI HD?, on this z>
z> controller? What do you get in the syslog when booting, regarding z>
z> this controller?
z>>
z>> Bye,
z>>
z>> LeeE
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