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Re: Compaq array controller
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dean Batten)
Mon Jun 30 19:29:02 1997
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 19:26:48 -0400
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
From: dbatten@batcon.com (Dean Batten)
Cc: dngo@hardees.rutgers.edu
>Hi,
>
>We have a Proliant 5000 on which I'm dying to try linux. Has anyone
>ever successfully loaded a driver for the SMART-2/P array controller
>or found a driver for it? I've attempted to look for it just about
>everywhere I can think of, but no luck.
>
>I'm guessing that this controller uses proprietary Compaq technology -
>I certainly hope not, but I figured it was worth a try.
>
>TIA,
>Dave
>
>--
>David Ngo <dngo@noc.rutgers.edu>
>Rutgers University <dngo@research.att.com>
>Telecommunications Division - Network Operations Group Call Sign - KB2VAJ
>Student Systems Programmer http://www-no.rutgers.edu/~dngo
The following was sent to the linux-raid mailing list on June 6:
>FYI :
>
>Gentlemen,
>I wanted you folks to hear this as soon as possible. The following is from
>an email that I received:
>
>"Great news for Linux. Caldera (reseller of Linux) is ready to engage us in
>developing a Smart-2 driver. If all negotiations go well you can expect a
>driver in approximately 3 months."
>
>As I get updates, I will feed them to you.
>Do you think the university in question would like to be a beta site? I do
>not know if we will beta the driver, but it never hurts to ask.
>
>cheers,
>
>Keith Jones
>Systems Engineer
>Compaq Computer Corporation
>Enterprise Computing Group
>Enterprise Solutions Division (TSS)
I have no further information, and I don't think anything further was said
on the list.
Dean Batten ........ Batten Consulting ... 610/437-3516
dbatten@batcon.com . Allentown, PA ..... www.batcon.com
