SCSI2SD in a DEC 3000/300 - T-ERR-SCSI A

On Sep 26, 2021, at 10:03 AM, Bill Degnan via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: ?I was either sacrifice a data drive to make it a backup of the primary or find a like drive first, get the system stable and then upgrade. I have a 3000 too here if you want to work together to troubleshoot yours Bill > On Sun, Sep 26, 2021, 9:46 AM Zane Healy via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> > wrote: > >> On Sep 26, 2021, at 12:22 AM, Alexander Jacocks via cctalk < >> cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote: >> >> I?ve got a DEC 3000/300 system that has some SCSI drives with aging > bearings installed. I?d like to be able to start to migrate some of my > systems, like this, to flash media, of some kind, as even my large > repository of SCSI disks is starting to dry up. >> >> Here is my SRM level info: >> DEC 3000 - M300 >> Digital Equipment Corporation >> VPP PAL V5.56-80800101/OSF PAL V1.45-80800201 - Built on 30-SEP-1996 > 09:18:31.84 >> >> As far as I have read, the SCSI2SD v6 2020 should be compatible with > several varieties of DEC hardware, from the VAXen to the Alphas. However, I > can?t seem to get anywhere useful with mine. I have the virtual disks > configured as follows: >> >>>>> sh dev >> >> BOOTDEV ADDR DEVTYPE NUMBYTES RM/FX WP DEVNAM > REV >> ------- ---- ------- -------- ----- -- ------ > --- >> ESA0 08-00-2B-3F-4C-9A , TENBT >> DKA100 A/1/0 DISK 9.54GB FX RZ40 > 6.0 >> DKA300 A/3/0 DISK 9.54GB FX RZ40 > 6.0 >> DKA400 A/4/0 RODISK 305.01MB RM WP RRD45 > 6.0 >> >> All three disks are from the SCSI2SD. I have attempted to make the > inquiry strings match the originals, as closely as possible. In the SCSI2SD > utility, I have the following config: >> >> General page: all defaults, termination off (I have tried parity, scsi2 > mode, and setting SCSI speed to sync, with no improvement) >> Device 1: enabled, ID 1, device Hard Drive, start sector 0, sector size > 512, sector count 18636800, vendor ?DEC ", product ?RZ40 ?, > revision ? 6.0?, serial number <random string> >> Device 2: enabled, ID 3, device Hard Drive, start sector 18636800, > sector size 512, sector count 18636800, vendor ?DEC ", product ?RZ40 > ?, revision ? 6.0?, serial number <random string + 1> >> Device 3: enabled, ID 4, device CDROM, start sector 37273600, sector > size 2048, sector count 148933, vendor ?DEC ", product ?RRD45 ?, > revision ? 6.0?, serial number <random string + 2> >> >> I?ve also tried booting from a virtual CDROM, only, with no luck there, > either. In all cases, I get the following from SRM: >> >>>>> test scsi >> T-STS-SCSI A - Data Trans test >> ? T-ERR-SCSI A - Data Trans test - nondma/sync inq size miscompare >> T-ERR-SCSI A - id = 1 lun = 0 >> >> ? T-ERR-SCSI A - Data Trans test - nondma/sync inq size miscompare >> T-ERR-SCSI A - id = 3 lun = 0 >> >> ? T-ERR-SCSI A - Data Trans test - nondma/sync inq size miscompare >> T-ERR-SCSI A - id = 4 lun = 0 >> ?? 002 SCSI 0x0008 >> >> >> 84 FAIL >> >> Does anyone have an idea what might be causing this? Has anyone tried a > v6 SCSI2SD in a DEC 3000? >> >> Thanks! >> - Alex > > I picked up a couple v6 boards for my AlphaStation 200 4/233, but haven?t > tried to use them yet. > > Are you using the onboard SCSI, or a SCSI board? I?m ?going to assume > you?ve tried a different cable, and to get it working from actual physical > drives? Have you tried turning the termination on, on the board? Is your > SCSI Bus Terminated? > > You actually have RZ40?s in the system? I?m asking as I?m not actually > familiar with that drive type, at least it?s not one I remember off the top > fo my head. I usually use RZ29?s. On my v5.2 board on my VAXstation > 4000/90 I think I went with basic 8GB drives, without a vendor string or > product string.