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Re: Quick Compaq Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel W. Forsyth)
Sun Nov 10 11:33:35 1996
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 11:29:10 -0500
From: "Daniel W. Forsyth" <forsyth@wchat.on.ca>
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Jeremie Kass wrote:
>
> I just went through a week of trying to get a Compaq Prosignia 500 server
> running Linux. The onboard SCSI controller only works if you insmod
> /modules/53c7,8xx.o. The onboard Ethernet controller worked right off the
> bat. I installed an Adaptec 2940 and was able to install RHL4.0 using a
> different boot image that included Adaptec support. I haven't yet tried to
> get the Compaq DAT drive or CDROM to work, but they are picked up in my
> /proc/scsi/scsi file.
>
> Jeremie
>
> At 11:04 AM 11/10/96 -0500, Daniel Forsyth wrote:
> >Tim Hockin wrote:
> >>
> >> > A client of mine will be going to LiNUX in the near future. The server
> >> > is a Compaq Prosigna VS, I am assuming I will have to dump the main
> >> > board w/ with Netflex Ethernet card on it... The SCSI controller is an
> >> > NCR710... I belive that sucker will go too. But, I would like to keep
> >> > the 4mm DAT Python Archive tape, the DEC 1.2GIG and the Compaq SCSI
> >> > CDROM... They also have an APC SmartUps 600... Any comments on this
> >> > hardware assuming I put a new network card in, and a new scsi
> >> > controller... Thanks.
> >>
> >> a client of mine has a proliant and a prosigna. The netflex card does
> >> NOT work, but the NCR SCSI works, and works VERY well so far.
> >
> >Strange... I booted the Redhat Install disk on it to take a peek, and it
> >wasn't reconized. Are you sure it was the NCR710? Thanks.
> >
Thanks a bundle Jeremie... Appriciated.
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