10 Oct
2001
10 Oct
'01
9:13 p.m.
Jeff,
I have a data file on SCSI that I'll try to access
sometime soon that may help you avoid problems that
can arise when integrating SCSI. I had a link to it,
but so much time had passed, it didn't seem to be there
anymore, but I had also downloaded and saved it, just
not on this system and drive.
Sincerely,
Bennett
I agree, as any machine I spend any kind of
time with
generally has it or has it added, whether Mac, PC, Amiga or whatever.
Even my laptop and PS/2 portable have SCSI adapters installed. There
are those that dislike fooling with the SCSI 'voodoo' though. It can
be a pain at times.
Jeff
11 Oct
11 Oct
12:03 a.m.
I have a data file on SCSI that I'll try to
access
sometime soon that may help you avoid problems that
can arise when integrating SCSI. I had a link to it,
but so much time had passed, it didn't seem to be there
anymore, but I had also downloaded and saved it, just
not on this system and drive.
Actually, I don't have many problems myself, outside of the
occasional questionable cable since I've gotten them from many
different sources over the years and some are of better quality than
others. I was just stating one of the reasons people state for
avoiding using SCSI. Some implementations, such as that on the Amiga
3000, are quirkier than others though.
Jeff
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6:23 a.m.
Jeff Hellige skrev:
Actually, I don't have many problems myself,
outside of the
occasional questionable cable since I've gotten them from many
different sources over the years and some are of better quality than
others. I was just stating one of the reasons people state for
avoiding using SCSI. Some implementations, such as that on the Amiga
3000, are quirkier than others though.
The one problem I've encountered with the A3000 SCSI is that it doesn't
autodetect and automount removable devices (more specifically, the SyQuest,
CDs work fine) when they are inserted.
Here are some programs for fiddling with the NVRAM settings for the A3000
SCSI. Haven't tried them yet:
SCSIPrefsMUI.lha 13231 ---arwed 20-Apr-01 21:06:09
: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/aminet/util/misc/SCSIPrefsMUI.lha
SCSI-Prefs.lha 7561 ---arwed 20-Apr-01 21:14:39
: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/aminet/disk/misc/SCSI-Prefs.lha
And here's the program I use for manually mounting the SyQuest:
SCSIMounter203.lha 32047 ---arwed 20-Apr-01 21:15:08
: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/aminet/disk/misc/SCSIMounter203.lha
That one's integrated in OS 3.5 and forth, though.
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6:36 a.m.
The one problem I've encountered with the A3000
SCSI is that it doesn't
autodetect and automount removable devices (more specifically, the SyQuest,
CDs work fine) when they are inserted.
My A3000 insists on a properly terminated device being
present on the external connector at all times, whether the device is
powered on or not. To me, this suggests that the mainboard isn't
properly terminated. This isn't a big problem since I generally have
a CD-ROM (Apple CD-600) plugged up to it. My previous A3000 was even
pickier, which was why I installed a DKB Rapidfire SCSI-2 board. The
A3000's SCSI quirks are fairly well documented on the web though.
I've yet to try a removable drive other than a CD, so I'll have to
plug one of my MO's up to it and see how it reacts.
Here are some programs for fiddling with the NVRAM
settings for the A3000
SCSI. Haven't tried them yet:
Yes, I've been using SCSIprefs for a number of years. It's
quite handy.
Jeff
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