> On 06.07 Nico Schottelius wrote:
> > >
> > > Based upon the lspci output you posted earlier, aic7880 has a single
> > > SCSI bus.
> >
> > Oh. That could really be a problem.. I though having two different
> > connectors on the board would make two different buses..
> > I must have been wrong.
> >
> > > So you must mean two internal connectors. Both of your devices
> > > (HD and Tape) do show up on the same bus during scan. Since you have
> > > connected devices to both connectors on the card, you must terminate
> > > both devices.
> >
> > Okay, so far I understood.
> >
>
> And, AFAIK, the controller stands in the bus between the disk and the tape,
> so you should terminate both
yes.
> AND disable the controller internal terminator
no. you should terminate high-on low-off. how can the 50 pin end
terminate the extra wires of the 68 conductor wide side?
> or leave it in AUTO mode.
this might well work. if not, set host adapter/controller to
terminate high-on low-off.
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