[716] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: Compaq Prosignia VS with onboard ncr53c810.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (root)
Tue Oct 24 02:37:52 1995
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 07:19:03 +0700 (GMT+0700)
From: root <root@cumulus.upthb.bppt.go.id>
To: Jim Barry <Jim.Barry@ilp.com>
cc: linux-scsi <linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <308B8890@bukowsky>
On Mon, 23 Oct 1995, Jim Barry wrote:
> VS. The SCSI chip on the motherboard has ncr53c810 printed on it,
>
> and, according to the BIOS setup, my NCR is set to base 0x8000,
> interrupt 11. At the boot prompt I tried both these lines:
>
> boot> ramdisk ncr53c810=0x8000,11
> boot> ramdisk ncr53c710=0x8000,11
>
> SCSI adapter (probably ISA) which seems ludicrous as the NCR is apparently
> the adapter of choice for Linux on PCI systems.
>
Jim, I had a similar experience when I tried to used the similar SCSI
controller card on a Pentium clone PC. I use Seagate's ST41080
(8GB) and a PCnet32 ethercard. I used the same version of Linux.
I had followed all recipees, but the kernel failed to detect any SCSI host.
I gave up and change the card with AHA2940 and used AHA2940 bootkernel.
Viva! It works half nicely. Now, I only have to overcome the problem on
monitor (Philips' Briiliance 1409) which shows erratic line when I use
'mc' and many black dots in X-window.
Tell us if there is little luck!
Mahally
