[1441] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Adaptec 1740 & Disk >1GB
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael Weller)
Tue Feb 18 07:56:07 1997
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 13:23:26 +0100 (MEZ)
From: Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>
Reply-To: Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>
To: Chi-Ping Chen <chen@acer1.viis.shr.dec.com>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu, chen@viis.shr.dec.com
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19970218050933.00677734@acer1.viis.shr.dec.com>
On Tue, 18 Feb 1997, Chi-Ping Chen wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Recently I installed Linux (kernel 2.0.12) on a PC with EISA bus and an
> Adaptec 1740 (BIOS v1.40) with a 2GB disk drive. I had problems with fdisk
> and lilo installation. I found that the aha1740_biosparam() in aha1740.c
> did not recognize the extended bios translation. After I put in some simple
> fix, I noticed that all other SCSI drivers for Adaptec adapters (aha152x.c,
> aha1542.c and aic7xxx.c) have code that returns correct geometry in their
> respective xxx_biosparam function. Looks like that 1740 was overlooked.
> Would someone who maintains the 1740 driver please put in some fix? Thanks.
A fix was already provided by Andreas Arens (among others), but somehow
lost for the public and he also seems to have lost internet access.
However, he emailed me a copy once which I still have. I obviously lack
time to make it work with the current kernels, but Andreas Degert agreed
on giving it a try. So: Stay tuned.
P.S. From my own work with the aha174x driver and docs I know that these
don't mention how to say if the aha174x uses it, also my aha bios revision
can't do it (not that I care). But then, Andreas Arens saw how it worked
under SCO Unix..
Michael.
(eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de or eowmob@pollux.exp-math.uni-essen.de
Please do not use my vm or de0hrz1a accounts anymore. In case of real
problems reaching me try mat42b@spi.power.uni-essen.de instead.)
