[parisc-linux] SCSI Boot Problems on HP C110/9000

[John David Anglin]

> There are external SCSI termination blocks on the internal cable.  Both the
> segate HD and Toshiba CD-ROM have sockets for the terminator resistors, but
> they are removed.  The problem (and messages) occur when I have the External
> SCSI terminators plugged in.  This is what I don't understand.  It does not
> work with the _external_ terminators plugged in....where HP-UX wouldn't boot
> unless the external terminators were plugged in. Odd.  But the system does
> boot and run the "woody" beta OK without the external SCSI terminators

The problem may then be that terminator power isn't being provided to the
bus, or you have a bad cable, or wrong external terminator type (e.g.,
narrow fast differential terminator on SE bus).  You could try internal
termination of last device.

Dave
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J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@nrc.ca
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