[rescue] CD-ROM errors on Indigo2

[Geoff Koehler]

Hi All, 

Toshiba XM-3401Bs will work on all SGI's from power series machines up to onyxi.  However, if you have a stock drive you have to cut either one or two traces on the PC board to make it SGI aware.  I dont recall the details at the moment, but I think its documented in the SGI FAQ, and failing that google will find the mod (thats how I found it last time I forgot where it was).

Found it:

http://209.167.114.38/support/TechSupport/TSBs/300/tsb0366.htm


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Cheers,
	Geoff.

                                  
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 12:31:09 -0500
Eric Webb <ttlchaos at randomc.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday 19 November 2003 01:08 pm, Sheldon T. Hall wrote:
> >
> > > I picked up 2 Indigo2's with known working cpu/mem (albeit unknown specs)
> > > but NO drives or drive sleds the other day.  I'd be interested in a drive
> >
> > They will run fine off the external SCSI chain until you find sleds.
> >
> > The same CD-ROM drive that boots your Suns will boot the I^2s.
> 
> Can I challenge this, or get some help?  I have a Toshiba XM-5301B that works 
> great in my Sparcstations.  But it's an internal and I have no sleds for my 
> I2.
> 
> I also have a Toshiba XM-3401BMA in an external IBM-branded case (7210-005).  
> The case brings all of the jumpers to the back: ID bits, parity, PRV/ALW, 
> Test and Termination.  
> 
> So, I've tried both of these drives in the external case attached to my I2's 
> external SCSI connector.  At first the power-on diags sensed a parity 
> problem.  Okay, throw the dip switch and reboot everything.  Now I'm getting 
> other errors:
> 
> ------------------------------
> sc1,5,0: cmd=0x12 Unexpected msg in 1, phase 36.   Resetting SCSI bus
> sc1,5,0: cmd=0x12 Unexpected msg in 1, phase 36.   Resetting SCSI bus
> sc1,5,0: cmd=0x12 Unexpected msg in 1, phase 36.   Resetting SCSI bus
> sc1,6,0: cmd=0x12 timeout after 2 sec.  Resetting SCSI bus
> 
> External SCSI device/cable diagnostic     *FAILED*
> 
> 	Check or replace: Disk, Floppy, CDROM, or SCSI Cable
> 
> sc1,5: Unexpected extended msgin type c0, len c0
> sc1,5,0: cmd=0x12 Unexpected msg in 1, phase 36.   Resetting SCSI bus
> sc1,5,0: cmd=0x12 Unexpected msg in 1, phase 36.   Resetting SCSI bus
> sc1,5,0: cmd=0x12 Unexpected msg in 1, phase 36.   Resetting SCSI bus
> sc1,6,0: cmd=0x12 timeout after 2 sec.  Resetting SCSI bus
> 
> Diagnostics Failed.
> ------------------------------
> 
> Does the I2 care which ID the CD-ROM uses?  Any idea if the Toshiba model 
> numbers listed above will work?   What could be causing these errors?
> 
> 
> Eric
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