[SunRescue] Sun 411 problem that's been buggin me...

[Tim]

Chris Petersen wrote:
> 
> Okay, with the legal stuff wrapping itself up, we can all get back to the
> more important things...
> 
> I've got a problem with a Sun 411 case that I've been boggled by for almost
> 6 months now, thought somebody out there may have solved it.  I've got a
> newer-model Sun 411 open-face case (the type with the stranded internal SCSI
> cable rather than the ribbon cable) with a Toshiba 12x CDROM in it.  I
> cannot for the life of me get the Toshiba CD to Auto-ID via the ID cable &
> switch.  When the cable connecter is oriented properly over the CDROM's ID
> jumper block, regardless of whatever I set the switch to, the CD will ID at
> 7 as if all jumpers were set.  If I reverse the cable, the drive will ID as
> expected (in this case, the opposite jumper setting than it should be, i.e.
> a "1" on the switch yields a "4" for an ID).
> 
> Any ideas?  I know people have used Plextors in the open face 411, do
> Toshibas just not work?  I've tried 4 or 5 different ID cables, and a couple
> different switch/SCSI cable assemblies (I've got a stack of 411s here), all
> to no avail.  I've got a Yamaha CDR in a 411 case with a similar problem.
> 
> Chris
> 
> --
> Chris Petersen
> Systems Engineer, Industry Services, Unigraphics Solutions Inc.
> Co-founder, auctions.workstations.org
> Email: havoc at apk.net
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This suggestion may be simplistic, but it's just binary, flip it over
and do the conversion.  
1=4, 2=2, 4=1  so Id 1=4, ID 2=2, ID 3=6 (4+2) ID 4=1 ID 5=5 ID 6=6 ID
7=7.  Just put a sticker on it to let people know.  That way you don't
have to open the case to change it like with jumpers. 

my 2 cents

Tim