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The SCSI protocol requires a host card (called an adapter). SCSI peripherals are then attached to this card. In theory (ha!) up to 127 devices in one chain can be attached to each host card. SCSI cables require a special terminator at each end.
People sometimes describe SCSI as requiring black magic (including sacrifricing goat's blood, or occasionally Lusers).
-__Note:__ Do not underestimate the black majick involved in [
SCSI]
! If you don't have a terminator on the non-controller end, it might work for a while, and then never work again. Or it might work under some OS's but not others. Put a terminator on it already. While you're at it, ensure BOTH ends of each channel are terminated. Most modern cards have "Auto" termination, and this almost always works these days, but if unsure, set to "Enabled", terminate the end of the cable, and if you're unsure if your cable terminator is active or passive, enable "term. power" on at least one of the devices on the channel.
+__Note:__ Do not underestimate the black majick involved in SCSI! If you don't have a terminator on the non-controller end, it might work for a while, and then never work again. Or it might work under some OS's but not others. Put a terminator on it already. While you're at it, ensure BOTH ends of each channel are terminated. Most modern cards have "Auto" termination, and this almost always works these days, but if unsure, set to "Enabled", terminate the end of the cable, and if you're unsure if your cable terminator is active or passive, enable "term. power" on at least one of the devices on the channel.
-[
SCSI] over
[IP
] is called
[iSCSI
].
+The
SCSI instruction set for controlling devices is used in some non-SCSI places - for example, [ATAPI
] uses a subset of SCSI commands for
[IDE
] devices, and
[USB
] "mass-storage" uses SCSI commands over USB (which is why you need mod_scsi and scsi_generic support in the LinuxKernel for usb mass_storage support)
.
-!Debian doesn't detect my SCSI card
+SCSI over [IP] is called [iSCSI].
+
+
!Debian Woody
doesn't detect my SCSI card
Go to http://people.debian.org/~blade/install/preload/ and download the bf24 SCSI driver disc. Modules for the kernel included with Debian's bootfloppy-2.4 kernel are on this disc. It will make the woody install nice and smooth.
