From: "Digest" To: "OS/2GenAu Digest" Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 01:00:00 +1100 (EDT) Subject: [os2genau_digest] No. 256 Reply-To: Date:- 25 January 2002 1================================================ Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 04:43:23 +1000 From: "Mike O'Connor" Subject: Re: [os2genau_digest] Adaptec SCSI drivers Hi Graham, You wrote: - Wed, 23 Jan 2002 17:00:08 +1000 (EST) > > As I mentioned I have a major problem only when I attempt to zip up the C drive > partition (usually from a maintence D partition) and a few minutes into the activity it > hangs in a big way!! No response dead!!! No mouse, no keyboard, screen frozen > and I have to physically turn the machine off with its button.... Would that zipfile happen to be larger than the zip limit of 2GB? HTH Regards, Mike 2============================================== Subject: Re: [os2genau] Adaptec SCSI drivers From: brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 11:20:17 +0930 Ed, Hi, I am using an Adaptec 2940UW Pro card. I am not using RAID, I have three HDs with JFS partitions mapped as one logical volume, drive F: on the machine. I am using BackAgain 2000 Server. I have had much e-mail correspondence with the BA2k support people and they first suggested a SCSI driver problems or a faulty tape drive. The drive functioned fine for several months before it started misbehaving and so I decided to try the faulty hardware theory while the unit was still under warrenty. As it turned out the unit was faulty and has been replaced. I replaced the AIC7870.ADD file with the version on the SWeB conpak2 CD yesterday and will be testing the tape backup tonight. ----------------------------------------- Brian Butler System Administrator brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au Ed Durrant cc: Subject: Re: [os2genau] Adaptec SCSI drivers 23/01/2002 18:13 Please respond to os2genau Which backup software are you using ? Ed. brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au wrote: > > Ed, > Hi, I have had SCSI since my first PC, (1985?) and so > I have covered the obvious, ie terminators. > The cables and the active terminator are new BlackBox (EXPENSIVE) units > that are in good order. > > There are three seagate HDs on the same cable that are JFS partitions > mapped as one logical volume. > > This drive has the main file shares on a server and gets a hammering all > day. > The drives function fine, and have done for over 18 months. > The tape drive failures are new. > I have recently removed the tape and returned to supplier as it appeared > it was at fault. It seems it was as the unit was replaced. > After re-installing it I ran a backup and it worked fine and so I > re-enabled the scheduled backups. > They ran each night for three days and then the traps started again. > > Definitely gremlins in the works! > > ----------------------------------------- > Brian Butler > System Administrator > brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au > 3============================================== From: "Gavin Miller" Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:41:04 +1000 (EST) Subject: [os2genau] Databases for budgets??? Hi all, Has anyone got the database in Star Office 5.1 to do anything worthwhile? I'm trying to set up a client list but can't get any forms to work. They revert any currency formatting to DM's and tables complain about changing date fields TO date fields instead of text. I thought I'd use SO 5.1 coz... well.... it's all I've got and I needed something that could formulate invoices from the database data. I'm interested in what you guys are using, but keep in mind I can't afford DB2 or need it's vast array of tidbits. (otherwise I'd snaffle up a copy right now ;-) ) Cheers Gavin 4============================================== Subject: Re: [os2genau] Databases for budgets??? From: brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 14:50:03 +0930 Gavin, Have a look at DbExpert. Its small ,fast, native OS/2 and not very expensive. (can't remember how much) Have a look at Mensys and/or BMT Micro ----------------------------------------- Brian Butler System Administrator brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au "Gavin Miller" se dot net dot au> cc: Subject: [os2genau] Databases for budgets??? 24/01/2002 14:11 Please respond to os2genau Hi all, Has anyone got the database in Star Office 5.1 to do anything worthwhile? I'm trying to set up a client list but can't get any forms to work. They revert any currency formatting to DM's and tables complain about changing date fields TO date fields instead of text. I thought I'd use SO 5.1 coz... well.... it's all I've got and I needed something that could formulate invoices from the database data. I'm interested in what you guys are using, but keep in mind I can't afford DB2 or need it's vast array of tidbits. (otherwise I'd snaffle up a copy right now ;-) ) Cheers Gavin 5============================================== Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 17:46:23 +1100 From: Ed Durrant Subject: Re: [os2genau] Adaptec SCSI drivers OK, The 2940UW is a multiport SCSI card. I'm assuming the Tape drive is external, in which case it is parrallel to the older type connector inside. If at all possible, I would suggest you hard the harddrive(s) on a different port of the card from the tape drive as performance problems can occur otherwise. I have seen problems similar to this under both Novell and NT and the simplest (if not cheapest) reliable solution we came up with was to run the tape drive off a totally separate SCSI card. Mixing HDs and tape drives on a SCSI card should be avoided if at all possible. If as I think, the 2940UW is a dual port card, ensuring that HDs and Tap drives are on different ports is almost as good as the separate card solution. Cheers/2 Ed. brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au wrote: > > Ed, > Hi, I am using an Adaptec 2940UW Pro card. > > I am not using RAID, I have three HDs with JFS partitions > mapped as one logical volume, drive F: on the machine. > > I am using BackAgain 2000 Server. > > I have had much e-mail correspondence with the BA2k support people > and they first suggested a SCSI driver problems or a faulty tape drive. > > The drive functioned fine for several months before it started misbehaving > and so I decided to try the faulty hardware theory while the unit was still > under warrenty. > > As it turned out the unit was faulty and has been replaced. > > I replaced the AIC7870.ADD file with the version on the SWeB conpak2 > CD yesterday and will be testing the tape backup tonight. > ----------------------------------------- > Brian Butler > System Administrator > brianbatkdfisher dot com dot au