Bernd Burgstaller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

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> The system contains 3 SCSI disks, detected by the kernel as follows:
> 
> (scsi0) <Adaptec AIC-7890/1 Ultra2 SCSI host adapter> found at PCI 6/0
> (scsi0) Wide Channel, SCSI ID=7, 32/255 SCBs
> (scsi0) Downloading sequencer code... 374 instructions downloaded
> scsi0 : Adaptec AHA274x/284x/294x (EISA/VLB/PCI-Fast SCSI) 5.1.19/3.2.4
>        <Adaptec AIC-7890/1 Ultra2 SCSI host adapter>
> scsi : 1 host.
> (scsi0:0:0:0) Synchronous at 80.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 31.
>   Vendor: IBM       Model: DNES-309170W      Rev: SA30
>   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 03
> Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:2:0) Synchronous at 20.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 15.
>   Vendor: PLEXTOR   Model: CD-ROM PX-40TS    Rev: 1.01
>   Type:   CD-ROM                             ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> Detected scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 2, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:3:0) Synchronous at 10.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 32.
>   Vendor: HP        Model: C1537A            Rev: L708
>   Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02

> Detected scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 3, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:13:0) Synchronous at 80.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 31.
>   Vendor: IBM       Model: DNES-309170W      Rev: SA30
>   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 03

Transfer speed seems quite high for a tape!

> Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 13, lun 0
> (scsi0:0:14:0) Synchronous at 80.0 Mbyte/sec, offset 31.
>   Vendor: IBM       Model: DNES-309170W      Rev: SA30
>   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 03
> Detected scsi disk sdc at scsi0, channel 0, id 14, lun 0
> scsi : detected 1 SCSI tape 1 SCSI cdrom 3 SCSI disks total.

5 Devices (and some at high speed) on a single SCSI bus might be too
much. What is your total cable lenght and your type of termination? 
RAID stresses the bus much more than your single partition rescue
system.

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Johannes Nie�

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