[1329] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Any preferences for PCI SCSI controllers? Or is this a religious issue?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brad Pepers)
Mon Jan 27 14:51:24 1997
From: pepersb@cuug.ab.ca (Brad Pepers)
To: kagel@dg1.bloomberg.com
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 12:43:57 -0700 (MST)
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <9701271749.AA12105@quasar.bloomberg.com> from "kagel@quasar.bloomberg.com" at Jan 27, 97 12:49:25 pm
> I had a Tyan 1365 (NCR825) Wide SCSI controller which was working OK but it
> seems to have a cold lead somewhere and I will be exchanging it with the
> dealer. I have the opportunity to upgrade now to an ULTRA-WIDE controller.
> Does anyone have any strong recommendations for or against the:
>
> ADAPTEC 2940UW
> BUSLOGIC BT-958
I would recommend for the BusLogic and against the Adaptec 2940. I've
had three systems with 2940 type controllers and all have been the
cause of many problems. The systems with BusLogic controllers though
have all worked 100%.
BusLogic actively supports Linux whereas Adaptec doesn't.
> Are there drivers for these available (I will hunt myself but I may miss it
> so if anyone knows definitively either way)?
There are drivers for both in the 2.0.x kernels.
> Can the driver handle a root partition on SCSI ID 1 (my MS-DOS C: drive is on
> drive ID 0 so...)?
Yes.
> Art S. Kagel, kagel@quasar.bloomberg.com
>
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