[parisc-linux] Cannot *write* to drives on HP 9000 K200

[Michael S. Zick]

On Thu August 31 2006 20:04, John David Anglin wrote:
> > sda: Spinning up  
> > disk....................................................................................................not  
> > responding...
> > sda : READ CAPACITY failed.
> 
> See <http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/iguides/scsi/28870e.pdf#search=%22ST15150W%22>. 
> Possibly, MTR or DMS jumpers are installed.  However, it looks like 
> drive has failed, or at least doesn't start reliably.
>

If there is a chance that drive jumpers have been changed,
better check the termination and termination power jumpers also.

It could be that the drives don't see the start command reliably.

Same reference.
 
> Dave
Mike