[2365] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Iomega ZIP SCSI.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Wreski)
Thu Aug 28 02:14:11 1997
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 1997 02:12:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dave Wreski <dave@nic.com>
To: Gabriel Paubert <paubert@iram.es>
cc: Carlos Costa Portela <c.c.portela@ieee.org>,
Lista linux-SCSI <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.91.970828080840.29066X-100000@gra-ux1.iram.es>
> > I understand this card doesn't have a bios. Therefore it can't be probed
> > to figure out its addresses/irqs. I do know that it would be possible to
> > try these combinations when loading, and see which one works. Why aren't
> > we doing this? Can I add that Win95 successfully finds this card?
>
> Just compile the driver with -DSKIP_BIOSTEST in the Makefile (add it to
> the line AHA152X=), it shouldn't make a difference except if your board
> is an AHA1510 (this is from the driver code, I did not know this board).
> But it means that the system will directly probe i/o ports, which may be
> dangerous.
Agreed, it could be dangerous, with like an ethernet card or something.
My card happens to be an aha1510, though. Win95 still finds it, but I
guess we're choosing the 'safe bet' option. In other words, the
SKIP_BIOSTEST won't work for this card, because there isn't a BIOS anyway,
right?
Dave
