Ecrix Tape Backup Problems

[Jim McQueeney]

Just a WAG, but it sounds like you have one too many terminations
on the SCSI bus. You have a termination on the external leg (the
tape drive) and a termination on the end of the internal bus. Plus
you have the SCSI controller card terminated; try turning this one
off and see if it helps...

"V. Histyle" wrote:
> 
> Dear Members of the List,
> 
> I am installing an external LVD Ecrix tape backup drive on a Linux
> server. I cannot get the system to boot with the tape drive attached
> and the terminator LED does not light up. I have been talking to
> Ecrix technical support for the past two weeks. I purchased the
> drive, terminator, and cable as a bundle. Technical support has
> sent me a replacement cable and terminator but I still get the same
> symptoms. The SCSI Bios loads and the SCSI devices are
> recognized but the Linux box will not boot with the Ecrix backup
> drive attached.
> 
> 1) The SCSI controller is an Adaptec SCSI Card 29160: the Ecrix
> is attached to the external 68-pin Ultra160 SCSI LVD. Besides the
> Ecrix drive, I am using only the card and the 5-position 68-pin LVD
> internal cable with the terminator in this server.
> 
> 2) The card is set to default settings. SCSI card is set to SCSI ID 7
> and set to terminate automatically.
> 
> 3) There are two Seagate Cheetah 18XL SCSI drives (SCSI 0 and
> SCSI 1). As these drives are LVD capable, they are attached via
>  the 5 position 68-pin Ultra160 LVD cable with external terminator to
> the internal LVD connector on the 29160 controller.
> 
> Thank you in advance for your help and suggestions.
> 
> Elliott Oshiro
> Cathedral School
> 
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