Re: Fwd: Re: Login timeout fixed - PL 3507 combo drive

On Thursday 12 February 2004 10:41, Tim Murphy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I did it the unpleasant way - I opened up my Firewire drive and looked
> at the chips on the controller. [...]

Ok, did the same. Mine says:
PL-3507
03135A

So I guess it's an A version.

> Be careful if you do this - I had to lift a sticker off the chip and I
> might have damaged the controller with static electricity. I also
> probably invalidated any warranty.

No stickers here, no sealed screws. Just had to remove the circuit board.

> As soon as I have the opportunity, I'll collect the output from gscanbus
> and post it for you to compare with your own. It didn't seem to show if
> I had an "A" or other chip but maybe someone else will know what to look
> for.

So I do the same. If maybe more people could do it, we might find significant
differences that let us distinguish the chip type.

Contents of /proc/bus/ieee1394/devices:

---
Node[0-00:1023]  GUID[005077350710020e]:
  Vendor ID: `Prolific PL3507 Combo Device' [0x005077]
  Capabilities: 0x0083c0
  Bus Options:
    IRMC(0) CMC(0) ISC(0) BMC(0) PMC(0) GEN(0)
    LSPD(0) MAX_REC(64) CYC_CLK_ACC(255)
  Unit Directory 0:
    Vendor/Model ID: Prolific PL3507 Combo Device [005077] / (1394-ATAPI 
rev1.10) [000001]
    Software Specifier ID: 00609e
    Software Version: 010483
    Driver: SBP2 Driver
    Length (in quads): 8
---
gscanbus:
---
SelfID Info
-----------
Physical ID: 0
Link active: Yes
Gap Count: 63
PHY Speed: S400
PHY Delay: <=144ns
IRM Capable: Yes
Power Class: -10W
Port 0: Not connected
Port 1: Connected to parent node
Init. reset: Yes
CSR ROM Info
------------
GUID: 0x005077350710020E
Node Capabilities: 0x000083C0
Vendor ID: 0x00005077
Unit Spec ID: 0x0000609E
Unit SW Version: 0x00010483
Model ID: 0x00000001
Nr. Textual Leafes: 1
Vendor:  PROLIFIC TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Textual Leafes: 
Prolific PL3507 Combo Device
AV/C Subunits
-------------
N/A
---
Kind regards
Alexej
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