[2645] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: advice needed
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (yuri mironoff)
Fri Oct 17 15:39:09 1997
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:55:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: yuri mironoff <yuri@buster.rgti.com>
To: "J. Ryan Cresawn" <jcresawn@pcs.cnu.edu>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <199710171508.LAA07426@america3.PCS.CNU.EDU>
On Fri, 17 Oct 1997, J. Ryan Cresawn wrote:
> I am in the market for a SCSI card and need some advice. I have been
> subscribed to this list for about a month and have seen very few
> questions like mine, so I apologize for mailing to the wrong list if
> that is the case.
[snip]
> Does anyone have any experience with AdvanSys cards?
I've had both the Adaptec 2940UW and the Advansys 940U. Performance
is about equal, however in all other respects the Advansys controllers win
hands-down.
1) $110 for 940U, $150 for 940UW, there is also a 4 channel board for
around $350.
2) Advansys writes their own drivers and supports Linux installations
through their 800 number.
3) The Advansys drivers are stable as a rock and are more configurable
as well. Their /proc/scsi/advansys entry is VERY informative.
Regards,
Y.
