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- From: aj592@ccn.cs.dal.ca (Paul McLeod)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Mashita CDROM and GVP 040ex
- Date: 1 Jan 1996 18:14:47 GMT
- Organization: Chebucto Community Net
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- References: <4b06ii$7in@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca> <1300.6559T1299T271@postoffice.ptd.net> <4b3ils$6vl@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca> <1996Jan1.081649.4703@sfov1.verifone.com>
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- Jeff Wahaus, CAPS, ATL, x3529 (jeff_w1@sfov1.verifone.com) wrote:
- : In article <4b3ils$6vl@sunburst.ccs.yorku.ca>, geoffc@yorku.ca (Geoffrey Carman ) writes:
- : > Henry H. Duckman, M.D. (hankduck@postoffice.ptd.net) wrote:
- : > : >I have just bought a Mashita CD-ROM (single speed, but hey it was really
- : > : >cheap!!) In any case, I plugged it into my SCSI chain, (as device 1
- : > : >not terminetaed) and now when I use GVP Expert Prep program, i can see the
- : > : >CD as device one ( that is how I got the name, from Expert Prep)
- : > : > In any case, whenever I try to use the CD, (either with 3.1's
- : > : >CD-rom device or AMIcd 1.15's cdrom-handler) the screen stops refreshing, and
- : > : >the machine locks. This happens as soon as I insert a CD (yes Amiga CD's_
- : > : > My setup is an A2000, 425 meg SCSI device 0, 850 Meg SCSI device 6 and
- : > : >at the end of the chain and terminated, and Scsi CD at device 1. I have
- : > : >KS 40.63, kinda 3.1, and a GVP 040 with 16 Megs of RAM.
- : > : > Any ideas? I really want to get this CD going!
- : >
- : > : Sounds like it might be a termination problem?
- : >
- : > I doubt it. The whole kit kabodle is iinternal, and the CD is first
- : > on the chain, then the 425, then the 850 and the 850 iis terminated correctly.
-
- : Try NOT terminating any of the internal drives. It seems that the GVP 040's
- : SCSI bus is not set up as you would expect.
-
- : -Jeff Wahaus-
- : jeff_w1@verifone.com
- :
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- I have the same (basically) set-up here... and termination is not the
- problem. (At least in my case.)
-
- Simply put... relocate the cd drive to another location on the scsi bus.
- (Last works great for me.) I use a dual speed... but that shouldn't make
- a bit of diff.
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- When you use the expert prep software, (assuming you use it at all), make
- sure you check the LUN's settings for all, and the last disk checkmark as
- well. Sometimes, if set incorrectly, this can cause grief!
-
- Paul
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- aj592@cfn.cs.dal.ca
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