Cumana SCSI Podule software & tools...

Gazza

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Dec 6, 2009, 5:22:49 PM12/6/09

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In my efforts to get an A5000 running as a fileserver at the local
computer club's museum, I'm looking for formatting tools and
documentation on how to setup the podule from within the machine. I
have all the cables connected up, but can't see either the CD-ROM
drive or 9GB (I think) HDD hooked up to external disk packs that are
chained together off the Cumana's SCSI port.

What I need are the formatting tools for the HDD (If any are
required.) and any documentation/troubleshooting or compatibility info
that was shipped with this podule... If anyone could point me to
online versions then I'd be very grateful.

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Dave Higton

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Dec 7, 2009, 8:55:03 AM12/7/09

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In message <50c5a2eb...@argonet.co.uk>
Stuart <Spa...@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> Number one problem with SCSI is usually mis-termination in some way
> so check that you only have one termination and it is the last device on
> the chain

A SCSI bus should have exactly /two/ terminations present and enabled:
one at each end of the bus. The SCSI card is often - but not always -
at one end. If it is at the end, clearly it should have its terminator
enabled.

Dave

Richard Porter

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Dec 12, 2009, 5:30:57 PM12/12/09

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The date being 6 Dec 2009, Gazza <use...@garethlock.com> decided to
write:

I have a Cumana CD-ROM drive and interface. I can send you the SCSI
Manager and CD-ROM Filing System User Guide if you email me as below.
You might also need a driver for the CD-ROM. I have to use CDFSPana
for the Panasonic drive.

--
Richard Porter
rich@ / www. richardporter.me.uk
"You can't have Windows without pains."

Richard Porter

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Dec 12, 2009, 6:03:49 PM12/12/09

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The date being 6 Dec 2009, Gazza <use...@garethlock.com> decided to
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> but can't see either the CD-ROM

> drive or 9GB (I think) HDD hooked up to external disk packs that are
> chained together off the Cumana's SCSI port.

I take it you're using *usbdevices to check, and that the devices all
have different device numbers set on them, and that no built-in
terminators are enabled except at each end of the bus?

If my memory serves me correctly you can't format a SCSI "drive" to
more than 511MB, but you can partition a disc with several virtual
drives on it. They appear as separate drives on the icon bar.

Incidentally, I still get the old RISC OS 3 icons for SCSI drives even
though I'm now using RO 6.16 on a RiscPC. The SCSI devices were
previously used on an A5000.

Theo Markettos

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Dec 13, 2009, 7:18:52 PM12/13/09

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Richard Porter <dontu...@address.uk.invalid> wrote:
> I take it you're using *usbdevices to check, and that the devices all
> have different device numbers set on them, and that no built-in
> terminators are enabled except at each end of the bus?

ITYM *Devices

> If my memory serves me correctly you can't format a SCSI "drive" to
> more than 511MB, but you can partition a disc with several virtual
> drives on it. They appear as separate drives on the icon bar.

Correct. Unless the SCSIFS module knows about the 'big disc' changes made
for RISC OS 3.6.

> Incidentally, I still get the old RISC OS 3 icons for SCSI drives even
> though I'm now using RO 6.16 on a RiscPC. The SCSI devices were
> previously used on an A5000.

The SCSI devices will have a different sprite from the system ones, which is
why they haven't updated. Try a program that grabs the whole Wimp sprite
pool (I think SpriteFS might be one), and see if you can work out what the
SCSI sprites are called. Then copy the RO6 sprites to that name, save them
in a file and *IconSprites them.

Theo