Re: AS200 SCSI problem.

["Wes Bauske" <wsb paralleldata com>]

Janina Sajka wrote:
> 
> I'm back to trying to get my AS200 up. At least this time I know my
> problem isn't a Redhat or Linux issue! <grin> But I do need help figuring
> out what/how to resolve it.
> 
> The problem is that my Seagate Cheetuh SCSI hd isn't responding. SRM's
> 'show device' doesn't list it, though it does see PKA0 and the CD ROM
> (same cable). My previous attempts to partition with several Linux flavors
> and with NetBSD yielded the same results: the apps saw the hd model/make
> data correctly, but couldn't access the hd.
> 
> I think my termination is correct, and I think my cable is OK because the
> CDR works fine. The hd is a Seagate ST34501N (narrow) and the controller
> is the onboard NCR 53c8xx (revision 3.1h).
> 
> Is this maybe just a mismatch? What are the appropriate steps to resolve
> this?
> 

If you haven't already done so, try another disk if
you have one.

Also try connect the disk to the connector where 
the CDROM is, or at least another connector.

Kind of the standard stuff when I have trouble with 
a device. Also, if the device has spin-up jumpers,
set it to auto-spin up. Usually though, Linux will
spin the drive up on it's own.


Wes