[NTLUG:Discuss] SCSI problems - (Was: aic7xxx: infinite...)

[Buddy Brannan]

*Hmm* I'm also having a problem with a CD-R. (SCSI, of course)

Some months ago, I got a 2X write, 4X read external CD-R, a JVC which is
the same drive as one of the Teac drives. I was actually able to burn an
ISO image with it once, and I don't remember if it was before or after I
upgraded to 2.2.14. In any case, here are the symptoms. BTW, I even tried
compiling in SCSI disc, CDROM, and generic support into the kernel rather
than as modules, and I get the same symptoms:

cdrecord -scanbus picks the CDROM up correctly, identifies it, etc.; when I
loaded the SCSI stuff as modules, it detected correctly at boot.

If I try to mount a CD, or write to a CD, I will get an error that there is
no media in the drive, even when there is. This error takes an age to come
up, on the order of several minutes and sometimes close to a half hour.

I'm not sure if the drive is bad, the cable is bad, or the SCSI card is
bad. The card is an Adaptec 2906 (AIC7XXX) card.

Any ideas which is the most likely culprit? If I had to guess, I'd guess
the drive, but I have no way to know for sure.

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV
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