>>So, can somebody tell me more about this? I have two
Novaxis SCSI
>>controllers. Is it possibble to connect both of them to
different
>>computers, put a cable between these computers and add a
HDD too?
>I dunno about Novaxis, but I had 2 computers and a HD
connected with 2 BERT
>interfaces.
novaxis can do so too, but you have to use a unique ID for
each computer. On Novaxis thentrouble starts because there
is only one computer which can write to one particular
partition. All computers can read from every device. That is
no problem.
This was the way with the first Fdisk delivered with the
novaxis. I have to check again with the latest version to
create 32 partitions (version 1.2)
>>If this is possibble, then do I need some special software
or can
>>I just use MSX-DOS2 and same SCSI devises in both
computers ?
>You don't need any special software.
Indeed, no extra software is required.
>
>>How about can I use forexample same HDD at a same time, or
do I have to be
>>sure, that it is not used that time by other computer?
>
>With the BERT you can read/write to the same partition with
both computers.
>You can't write both at the same time, because of
FAT-caching.
This will always be a problem...
>AFAIK interfaces other than BERT have restrictions, like
assigning specific
>partitions to either of the 2 computers. So never 2 at once
on one partition.
>Also, my experience with the BERT was that sometimes the
SCSI-bus would
>stall. If I used a special DOS which had a hotkey to reset
the SCSI-bus, I
>could continue, otherwise reset one of the computers.
I think megascsi does not, but I jhust have one megascsi
thus I cannot check this out...
>>Do I get a probblem, if computers use SCSI at different
speeds?
>>(R800 & 3.5MHz Z80)
>
>One of my computers was running 3.58 MHz and the other
7.16Mhz, so it
>doesn't matter at all.
Shouldn't be any problem, since SCSI is somekind of protocol
for itself... Depends on how it is implemented in the
interface.
>>I wanted to ask this, to avoid burning any of my computers
or
>>pheripherals.
>
>That probably won't happen :)
>
>Unless you got an active terminator on your HD though, you
have to have
>BOTH computers activated on the same time. Or more
correctly: both SCSI
>interfaces have to be on. My solution was to place one of
them in a
>slot-expander with seperate powersupply. (The other
computer was always on,
>it ran my BBS)
Another possibility is to remove the terminiator resistors
from the interface.
your chain will look as follows:
interface with terminator <-> harddisk or computer without
terminator <-> hardisk with terminator
Greetings
Maico Arts
MSX-NBNO
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