From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.de [213.165.64.20]) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AA76267B6E for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:49:09 +1000 (EST) Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:49:30 +0200 From: Wolfgang Pfeiffer To: linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: Broken Firewire 400/SCSI on ppc Powerbook5,8 Message-ID: <20060818234930.GB2662@localhost> References: <20060817230347.GC3440@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20060817230347.GC3440@localhost> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Stefan Richter List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 01:03:47AM +0200, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > Hi All > > Short version first: > > The SCSI/FW routines seem to work like a charm with a LSILogic Model/ > SYM13FW500-Disk on my old Macintosh titanium-IV laptop, with exactly > the same relatively fresh git-kernel that does not work on the > PowerBook5,8. That is I compiled the kernel on the Apple Powerbook5,8 > and installed it on both machines. > [ ... ] In the meantime I suspect a hardware problem. Here's why: I connected the FW disk I was reporting about in previous postings to both an older Apple titanium Powerbook and to the newer Apple alubook 5,8. In both instances I rebooted the machines with the accompanying different Apple OS X install CD's. Both CD's have a so-called "Disk Utility" tool with them, a tool that generally detects and repairs disks. The tool clearly detected the FW disk attached to my old titanium. And the same tool didn't detect the same FW disk on the newer alubook 5,8 ... :) In both instances I connected the FW disk to the FW 400 connector of the machines. So unless there are differing FW 400 versions available on both machines I'd suspect a hardware prob with the 5,8. [Note: Do there actually exist different Firewire 400 versions?] I'll make this issue clear next week with a trip to the shop where I bought the alubook. And I'll be back as soon as I know more ... Thanks. And sorry the idea with the check via OSX didn't come to my mind earlier ... Until then, and a nice week-end to everyone Regards Wolfgang -- Wolfgang Pfeiffer: /ICQ: 286585973/ + + + /AIM: crashinglinux/ http://profiles.yahoo.com/wolfgangpfeiffer Key ID: E3037113 http://keyserver.mine.nu/pks/lookup?search=0xE3037113&fingerprint=on