[3308] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Adaptec 2940
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (root)
Thu Feb 12 23:49:55 1998
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 17:15:25 -0800 (PST)
From: root <root@fullof.blarney.org>
To: neddy@itl.net
cc: jterrell@email.mcc.edu, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980212205248.1859A-100000@mpc.dyn.ml.org>
I recommend compiling first, as it is easier to implement (no floppy
boot).
On Thu, 12 Feb 1998, Matt Chatterley wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 jterrell@email.mcc.edu wrote:
>
> > What is the easiest way to add this controller. Box is currently IDE.
>
> I recently put a 2940W into my machine. Plug in, fit the drive, make sure
> the ID on the drive is set ok (unless its a SCAM drive - the cards are
> SCAM), and check the termination. Boot your system, recompile the kernel
> with the aic7xxx support in, and you should be able to fdisk and go.
>
> I was installing a fresh debian system, so I simply had to boot from the
> Debian startup disks and fdisk my scsi drive outright to get going.
>
> It's a nice card; good luck getting it working!
>
> --
> Regards,
> -Matt Chatterley
> "Every breath you take, every bond you break.. I'll be watching you."
> -The Police
>
