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Wolfram Schubert Jul 29 2003, 7:20 pm show options
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From: "Wolfram Schubert" <hogfathe...@compuserve.de> - Find messages by this author
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 04:18:27 +0200
Local: Tues, Jul 29 2003 7:18 pm
Subject: Re: Octane and wide scsi?
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Hi,
> Too bad mine doesn't know that. It refuses to pass POST with the
> external Plextor attached via a 68pin/50pin HD cable (from Reichelt).
Take a look at /var/sysgen/system/irix.sm and make an entry like that:
DEVICE_ADMIN: /hw/node/xtalk/15/pci/1/scsi_ctrl/1 ql_wide_enable=0
This sets your external SCSI bus to narrow(8bit)-mode. You can make
further entries for disabling wide-mode on selected scsi targets, just
read the examples there.
After saving, rebuild the kernel & reboot:
autoconfig -v (or -vf)
HTH,
Wolfram.
Btw - I use Reichelt BstNr. AK SCSI 121 (68->50pol Centronics) and AK
SCSI 121-11 (69->50pol Mini), both work with all my external devices
(Plextor 12x, Teac CD-R58S, 532S, HP 5p).
Benjamin Gawert Jul 30 2003, 12:31 am show options
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From: "Benjamin Gawert" <bgaw...@gmx.de> - Find messages by this author
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 22:02:00 -0700
Subject: Re: Octane and wide scsi?
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Gerhard Lenerz wrote:
>> The Octane works perfectly with cables that don't terminate the
>> upper 8 Bits. I'm using cables without termination for several years
>> now on various Octanes with various devices, and not had a single
>> problem that could be solved by using a cable with termination....
> Too bad mine doesn't know that. It refuses to pass POST with the
> external Plextor attached via a 68pin/50pin HD cable (from Reichelt).
I'm using the same cables from Reichelt without problems. My Octanes were
also complaining when connecting my PX32TS CDROM to the external port, but
since they also did that with a terminated cable, and since the cheap cable
from Reichelt worked perfectly with other devices like an HP external CD
Recorder, or an ADIC DLT, I suspected it can't be the cable and wrote to the
Plextor support. They sent me a new firmware EEPROM for free, and now the
Plextor drive works perfectly with the Octane...
Benjamin