Cdrom drive access question

[Dean Fujioka]

NO...WAIT...STOP....POST...FAIL....HARDWARE....NOT.....POWER...NO...AAAUUUUU
GGGHHHHH!!!!
I guess I'll have to try all of this once I get my rustbucket P200
transformed into a duron this weekend.PPHHHHTTTHHHHBBBBTTT!

dean

Thanks for the idea though, always glad to read FAQ's.





----- Original Message -----
From: "yuser" <yuser at hi.net>
Newsgroups: luau
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 6:47 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: Cdrom drive access question


> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:49:57 -1000, "Dean Fujioka" <dean at poshawaii.com>
> said:
>
> >
> >Mingsinator and MonMotha,
> >I guess this means checking on the drive itself (it's internal) for a
jumper
> >that enables termination. Does this mean that I also disable the SCSI
card
> >termination (via the CTRL-A)? It should (I hope) be set already, but I
won't
> >get a chance to check into the hardware until I get home tonite after
work
> >and class.
> >thanks
> >
> >dean
> >
> Have you read any of the SCSI faq's? There is a very good SCSI
> resource at http://scsifaq.org:9080/scsi_faq/
> It includes many FAQ's and quick start quides and a link to the
> official comp.periphs.scsi FAQ, which is EXTREMELY large but it is
> broken down in sections for general reading if you are interested.
>
> I had random lockups similar to yours before, one was from a NEC cd
> changer that could not read CDR's very well and another with an
> Adaptec 2940UW that newer firmware solved.  Adaptec's site does not
> have any firmware updates listed for your 2940AU so thats not an
> option.
>
>
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