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Buslogic KT-958 Usage
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Edwards)
Thu May 1 14:07:10 1997
From: David Edwards <edwards@ioa.com>
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 13:23:36 -0400 (EDT)
Hello,
I'm upgrading my 486DX-33 to a P5-166 MHz machine and based on what I've been
reading on this list, I'm leaning towards the Buslogic KT-958 (BT-958 kit)
wide ultra SCSI PCI adapter. (Reasons include lack of reported problems and
Buslogic's good support for Linux developers, and $50 buck less than
the 2940UW)
With my 2.0.29 kernel should I expect a pretty painless install? I
rolled my own kernel to have SCSI support for my parallel port ZIP
drive and ISA (Adaptec) controller for a Jaz drive. I will probably
add a Seagate SCSI drive as well. Should I be able to connect the
Seagate and Jaz drives to the Buslogic and get it all to work by
adding a driver module for the Buslogic?
Also, can I have Linux spin down the Seagate drive after a timed
period of inactivity?
Any help or reassurance you can give me is appreciated and will help
in my decision on which adapter to buy.
Thanks,
David
