Re: System 5.04 dead?

[dempson@swell.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <1s93ko$6kt@zip.eecs.umich.edu> grover@emunix.emich.edu (Grover Thomas) writes:
> In article <01GXTETHZZ7M8Y4Z2E@NIEHS.BITNET> ALBRO@VAXE.NIEHS.NIH.GOV writes:
> >Yes, some people are still using System 5.0.4, because they don't have enough
> >memory to support 6.0, or because they have a Rev.C SCSI card that System 6
> >hates, or because they can't afford to not only upgrade the system, but also
> >all their programs that weren't compatible with it in the version they had.
> >
> 
>      Ummm, what kind of problems does a Rev.C SCSI card have under System
> 6?   I have one which works fine, but a tape drive I picked up isn't
> recognized properly.

There was some discussion about this a few months ago.  Some people
(myself included) have had problems with System 6 and the Rev C SCSI
card.

In my case, I have a slightly faulty Rodime 60 MB drive which works
fine with the High-Speed SCSI card and any version of the system
software, but on the Rev C SCSI card, System 6 doesn't recognise the
drive (System 5.0.4 was OK).

The drive's fault causes a long pause during the boot sequence
(probably SCSI INIT) and I think the Rev C SCSI card is timing out and
thinking the drive has gone offline.
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David Empson                                                               
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