| To: | Alex deVries <adevries@engsoc.carleton.ca> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: wd33c93 errors. |
| From: | "William J. Earl" <wje@fir.engr.sgi.com> |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:47:16 -0800 |
| Cc: | Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com |
| In-reply-to: | <Pine.LNX.3.95.980122175054.21753I-100000@lager.engsoc.carleton.ca> |
| References: | <m0xvVCP-0005FsC@lightning.swansea.linux.org.uk> <Pine.LNX.3.95.980122175054.21753I-100000@lager.engsoc.carleton.ca> |
| Sender: | owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com |
Alex deVries writes:
...
> My conclusion is that my 700MB disk and recordable CDROM are crap, and the
> Linux driver for the wd33c93 can't handle these kinds of problems
> correctly.
>
> And lastly: having a cute blue case seemed pretty good at first, but it'd
> be heavenly to have room for more than two hard disks inside.
>
> Tomorrow I'll borrow a functional SCSI disk and try again.
...
Beware of cable lengths on the Indy builtin SCSI port. You are limited
to 3 meters total, and good quality cables are helpful. Sometimes a low-quality
configuration will work, but often it will not. The Indy GIO SCSI expansion
card is less picky.
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