Hm, Seagate was the better choice in the past but they still have
temperature problems; their disks become much hotter than the IBM.
If you want to replace the disk try it first with the same type; worst
thing that could happen is another replacement (in that case I recommend
Seagate or Quantum).
As I read the other mails, too, I want to say, that maximum cable length
is six or eight meters with especially the LVD cables.
The last thing: as I told P.Castro (us.oracle.com); I send two disks
back which got a lot of timeouts under Linux and they work under NT
without any problem. I replaced those disks with the same type and they
are working fine.
Greetings, Dietmar
Charles Galpin wrote:
>
> Well, returning the disk is starting to sound like a good idea. :)
>
> Any suggestions on a replacement, or do you suggest sticking with the IBM
> ultrastar?
>
> ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dietmar Stein) at
> 4/21/99 12:45 am
> >I send two disks back to my customer, because there were damaged and got
> >timeouts all the day under Linux.
> >Our customer called me back same day and ask me what is wrong with
> >disks? He had tested them under NT again and they were running very
> >fine...
> >
> >Greetings, Dietmar
> >
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>
> >> Charles Galpin said ...
> >> >
> >> > yes, that's where I posted this. I didn't notice that this is now going to
> >> > and linux-raid. How did that happen?
> >> >
> >> > I believe the termination is fine. I have contacted both adaptec and IBM,
> >> > and they both say that NT is very pick y about cabling and termination, and
> >> > if that works then they think its OK. They of course suspect the linux
> >> > driver. I am beginning to belive this.
> >>
> >> Boy, that is the truth. NT is *very* tight on the timing and anything
> >> marginal (ie: anything that can cause errors, retries or delays) will
> >> cause problems. I used to have an old AHA1542 controller that NT just
> >> would not use reliably, yet Linux never had any problems with it.
>
> -- Charles Galpin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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"Don't fear the Gates" (a little like Blue Oyster Cult)
Dietmar Stein, Systemadministrator UNIX/Linux
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