[479] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Adaptec 294x
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Forsman)
Fri Aug 4 20:48:22 1995
To: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
cc: Purple Frog Software <pfrog@acld.lib.fl.us>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 29 Jul 1995 07:59:52 CDT."
<Pine.LNX.3.91.950729075835.882B-100000@slip-40-12.ots.utexas.edu>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 15:09:55 EDT
From: Robert Forsman <thoth@cis.ufl.edu>
lilo <TaRDiS@mail.utexas.edu> ,in message <Pine.LNX.3.91.950729075835.882B-1000
00@slip-40-12.ots.utexas.edu>, wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jul 1995, Robert Forsman wrote:
>
> > The SCSI-HOWTO on tsx-11 says that the Adaptec 294x series is supported b
>> y
> > Linux. However, I'm booting the latest slackware scsinet1 kernel (1.2.8) a
>> nd
> > it's telling me
> >
> > scsi : 0 hosts.
>
> Have you compiled support for the Adaptec 294x series into the kernel?
> You're going to have a heck of a time using the controller if you
> haven't.... :)
Well, it was one of the slackware boot disks. I checked the WHICHONE and
realized "DUH, the 294x is not listed". If you don't have another linux box
around it's kinda tough to build a new kernel. Luckily, I did have another
Linux box.
Martin Simmonds <mdsimmo@primenet.com> ,in message <199507300120.SAA05369@mailh
ost.primenet.com>, wrote:
> I have a an Adaptec 2940 running on Linux 1.3.3
>
> Try this, this works perfectly for me. I have had not one problem with it.
I was hoping to use one of the "stable" 1.2.x kernels.
What I finally did is port the aic7xxx.* files from a 1.3.13 kernel and mash
them into a 1.2.12 kernel. This involved commenting out a few bits of code,
which makes me nervous, but it works for now.
I'd include the diffs I performed (which are fairly small), but I'm at work
and my machine at home is not dialed up right now.
I am not confident of my "port" and would very much rather use a version of
aic7xxx.c that was designed for the 1.2.x series of kernels. If there is such
a beast, I want to hear about it. Otherwise, I'd like someone to review my
diffs and tell me "Yeah, that will work" or "man, I can't believe it works.
You're better off with the 1.3.15 kernel".
Volunteers?
