[3654] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Initio I/O bahn (dual uw scsi controller with ethernet)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alan Cox)
Wed Apr 8 06:58:31 1998
From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
To: mantel@suse.de (Hubert Mantel)
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 11:44:58 +0100 (BST)
Cc: linux@ddx.ml.org, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu,
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980408111947.2151K-100000@Mandelbrot.suse.de> from "Hubert Mantel" at Apr 8, 98 11:22:27 am
> > Hi, just got a initio dual scsi controller
> > with patch it works ok on kernel 2.0.x (patch from www.initio.com)
> >
> > thing i wonder:
> > why is this patch not in the standard kernel included ?
> > all stuff is on their page
>
> The driver is binary only.
>
> > second : how can i apply this patch to kernel 2.1.x ?
>
> Currently not at all.
>
> > cause i also have a computer with dual p2 and the initio
> > i want to use 2.1
> > but i can't get the patch working on 2.1
>
> Yes. That is the reason you might want to have the source.
To follow up on Hubert's comments. If you want something that really has
Linux _support_ don't use binary only products. If initio care to provide
a GPL'd source for their driver then it will fairly rapidly end up as
an out of the box item. If not, well BusLogic make excellent scsi controllers
including a dual channel ultra or ultra wide device, and they work really
well with 2.1
Alan
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