[1331] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Any preferences for PCI SCSI controllers? Or is this a religious issue?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (kagel@quasar.bloomberg.com)
Mon Jan 27 15:04:05 1997
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 14:46:44 -0500
From: kagel@quasar.bloomberg.com
To: pepersb@cuug.ab.ca
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <9701271943.AA28215@dec> (pepersb@cuug.ab.ca)
Reply-To: kagel@dg1.bloomberg.com
Errors-To: postmaster@ns1
From: pepersb@cuug.ab.ca (Brad Pepers)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 1997 12:43:57 -0700 (MST)
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24alpha3]
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Length: 1241
> 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
>
> A proverb is no proverb to you 'till life has illustrated it. -- John Keats
Thanks Brad. Score Buslogic 3, Adaptec 0. I also found the dandelion home
page with Linux BusLogic driver support. Seems an obvious choice.
--
Art S. Kagel, kagel@quasar.bloomberg.com
A proverb is no proverb to you 'till life has illustrated it. -- John Keats
