[1901] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: NCR53c700
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Drew Eckhardt)
Fri May 23 08:35:51 1997
To: Placks <plack@pitnet.net>
cc: "'ncr53c810@colorado.edu'" <ncr53c810@Colorado.EDU>,
"'redhat-install-list'" <redhat-install-list@redhat.com>,
"'linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu'" <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 21 May 1997 23:46:23 CDT."
<01BC6641.3162FED0@plack@pitnet.net>
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 12:52:11 -0600
From: Drew Eckhardt <drew@poohsticks.org>
In message <01BC6641.3162FED0@plack@pitnet.net>, plack@pitnet.net writes:
>I just picked up a Intel Storage Express unit (486, 16M memory, Tape Backup
>unit) and I am looking to set it up with Linux. It is an EISA based system.
>
>The onboard chipset is a 53c700 (visually inspected). It has the main hard
>drive (C: drive), and two tape units connected.
>
>It is using the standard IO for the hard drive controller (Int 14, BIOS C800,
>etc).
>
>When I try to load the module (53c7,8xx.o), it tells me that there is no board
>
>installed. I am using the RedHat installation.
>
>I looked through the code to make sure that in theory it should support it and
>
>I believe it should.
It's not. I have patches to support the '710 and '720; although the '700
and '700-66 lack a lot of the features that the driver requires.
>Can someone give me an update as to what might need fixing to get this running
>?
The source code comments describe this, although you're probably better off
finding some other SCSI board.
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