> >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.
How can I give this ID ?
> >>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...
So, this means, that if I use same partitions at a same time, my FAT
system will crach and I may lose some files, if I writed same partition
with both computers ?
> >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.
What version was that ?
> >>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)
Aargh !!! I don't have a place for external power suply in my expander...
And I'll overload the SCSI bus, if one SCSI controller is offline? Hey
this is getting ugly... :-(
> 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
You mean, that I have to open SCSI controller and take some resistors
away? How about, if I do not do that for both interfaces, then I still
can't use both computers independent of is another computer on or not?
I mean, that only modifyed controller can be off?
I was planning exactly something like this :
MSX tR -> Novaxis SCSI -- HDD -- CD ROM -- Zip -- Novaxis SCSI <- NMS 8250
ID#: ??? 1 2 5 ???
... but I'm not sure anymore, is it a good idea :-(
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