[SunRescue] Confused SS5 booting -- drive ID?

Brian Hechinger rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon May 21 12:40:23 CDT 2001


> It is telling me target 1 and target 3 for the top and bottom bay,         
> even though I hardwared ID's to 0 and 1.

you can't overide an SCA drive.  that's how they were designed

> Yep.  WRETCH!  What a friggin' pile o' worms.
> Why is it Sun wants me to do it ITS way rather than
> let me do it MY way.  I am forever pulling what little
> hair I have out, by the roots.

actually, it has nothing to do with Sun, it has to do with SCA.  which, after
you've used it for a while and get used to how it works, you REALLLY start to
love it.  i think SCA rules.

> Is there a way around that, or does it require I only
> use external drives to get around that?

yup, this is an issue of the hardware you are trying to use.  plug an "old
fashioned" SCSI chain into the back of the box and you're back in your home
territory.

-brian



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