Re: Seagate Format.dat Information? - Next Question

From: Mike (msargent100_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/07/04 

Date: 7 Jun 2004 03:09:48 -0700

After a little more research on Sun.com I found a couple settings to
try in /etc/system:

 set scsi_options=0x58
 set scsi_reset_delay=10000

Also after reading a bit more I was curious if I should set the jumper
on the drives to force single-ended mode for both drives.

Recommendations?

msargent100@hotmail.com (Mike) wrote in message news:<e60d72ed.0406060357.43b1c7b0@posting.google.com>...
> OK in /var/adm/messages I see several of the following type entries:
>
> Connected command timeout for Target 1.0
> Target 1.0 reducing sync. transfer rate
> SCSI transport failed: reason 'reset': retrying
>
> And several other WARNING messages pointing to sd1
>
>
> Ideas???
>
>
> CJT <abujlehc@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:<40C1EE8D.8050101@prodigy.net>...
> > Mike wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks all you were right - no format.dat needed. Just a boot -r at
> > > least to see the drive.
> > >
> > > Now the problem is that the system will just randomly drop to the OK
> > > prompt with no fore warning! Just bang the system stops responding to
> > > my telnet connection (happens with direct console login also). When I
> > > look at the console window I see a "Type go to resume" message and the
> > > OK prompt. Sometimes typing "go" the system will respond and continue,
> > > but it is usually dead and needs a power cycle.
> >
> > Are you sure there's nothing in the log files?
> >
> > >
> > > On the internal scsi bus I have an old Sun cdrom OEM type so it is
> > > probably a speedy 2x or something like that (but hey it works!). And 2
> > > of the 18.2GB lvd drives. Nothing external and I have a terminator on
> > > the extra connector.
> > >
> > > The only jumpers I have set on the drives are to set the SCSI id ( 1 &
> > > 2 ).
> > >
> > > I had heard that the most the system would support was 26gb total but
> > > that sounded a little bogus so I tried anyway.
> > >
> > > Could this flakey operation be a result of exceeding the max capacity
> > > of the host adapter? Or mixing lvd and non-lvd (cdrom) on the same
> > > scsi bus cable? Is it a SE jumper setting issue? Or ???
> > >
> > > I also have a couple older 9gb drives would it be easier to just fall
> > > back to those?
> > >
> > > Any help would be gratelty appreciated!
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > msargent100@hotmail.com (Mike) wrote in message news:<e60d72ed.0405252355.349202b6@posting.google.com>...
> > >
> > >>Any ideas where can I find information to generate an entry in the
> > >>/etc/format.dat for a Segate ST118202LC drive (Is it even compatible
> > >>with???) running on a Sun 630MP w/Solaris 2.5.1?
> > >>
> > >>I found a couple of the older Cheetah 10K 18gb drives and want to try
> > >>to use them on my old Sparc system.
> > >>
> > >>I checked the Seagate web page and I could not find any of the
> > >>information I need.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Thanks,
> > >> Mike

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