On Sunday 13 February 2005 22:23, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
> Charles M. Hannum wrote:
> >On Sunday 13 February 2005 22:15, Jeff Rizzo wrote:
> >>I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to use this disk in the
> >>setup I've got,  and I'm hoping someone can clue me in.
> >>
> >>I've got an IBM 18G scsi disk with SCA connector, and an SCA<->50-pin
> >>adapter.  This is connected to the internal scsi bus of my Power Tower
> >>Pro (OF 1.0.5, if it matters... mesh0), and no matter what jumpers I
> >>jump, it comes up as 'drive offline':
> >>
> >>sd1 at scsibus1 target 5 lun 0: <IBM, DXHS, 0430> disk fixed
> >>sd1: drive offline
> >>
> >>
> >>HOWEVER, if I use 'scsictl sd1 start', then use scsictl to detach and
> >>rescan the bus, the drive works OK:
> >
> >Have you actually tried using it without the "scsictl sd1 start"?  It
> > should be spun up automatically.  Even if it's not, issuing the START
> > command and then reopening the device should work fine.
>
> yes, I have tried, and it doesn't work.

What, exactly, does it do?