Stardate 060204.15:30 -0500. A subspace message from Andrew in Ann Arbor reads:
I've been pursuing the USB to SCSI adaptor question so I can connect
my Pismo running Tiger to an assortment of older Powerbooks (SCSI
disk mode).
So far I have not found an adaptor that will work in OSX.
And you won't, either.
Not all that long ago, I was working at a distributor and we received
pretty much the same request -- could we come up with a solution to
add SCSI capability to a (then) new PowerBook G4.
I scoured the net, and found six different USB-to-SCSI adaptors, and
pinched -- err, borrowed, heh -- the PBG4 that belonged to the boss's
son once they all arrived from their various places across the globe,
and tried to get them to work with 1) a Zip drive, 2) an
Apple-formatted HD in an external SCSI enclosure, and 3) a Umax
flatbed scanner.
None of them worked. Not one. In fact, one Asian-made one (whose name
eludes me)caused a kernel-panic as soon as the adaptor was plugged
into a USB port.
Next to be tested were a couple of PCMCIA cards, one by Adaptec, one
by Belkin. The Adaptec caused stability issues -- it would work with
the Zip and the HD, but not the scanner. Adaptec have also stopped
developing drivers for it. The Belkin one worked with all three, so
we passed that onto the reseller for the customer to try. Lo! They
were well pleased!
Alas, it seems Belkin have stopped making it, so I've had a rummage
around the web, and have found one maker that has a couple of goodies
that bear further investigation. Ratoc (of Japan) make these doodads
that could well be the solution people with legacy technology are
seeking:
- the FR1SX is a SCSI-to-1394 adaptor, that plugs into your SCSI
device and provides a pair of normal FW400 sockets.
- http://www.rexpccard.co.jp/english/products/subpages/firerex1.html
- the CB31U is a PCMCIA card that adds UltraSCSI (SCSI-3 and backwards)
- http://www.rexpccard.co.jp/english/products/subpages/cb31.html
Hope this is of some assistance.
Geoffrey
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