[95885] in RedHat Linux List
Re: symbioslogic scsi card
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Morris)
Wed Oct 21 23:59:19 1998
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 22:58:39 -0500
From: Jim Morris <Jim@Morris.net>
Reply-To: Jim@Morris.net
To: redhat-list@redhat.com, almquipf@cvtc-cis.chippewa.tec.wi.us
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Paul Almquist wrote:
> I was recently given a symbioslogic SYM20403 scsi card.
> It was packaged with an HP scanner. I have been trying to find
> some info on it, in particular a linux driver for it. The
> list of drivers on the RH compatibility page don't mention it.
According to the Symbios WWW site at
"http://www.symbios.com/semi/scsichra.htm#Adapter Features", that card
is an ISA card based on the SYM53C416 chip. Linux does have a driver
for the NCR 53C400 series of SCSI controllers. RedHat's WWW page lists
it as a "Tier 2 Supported SCSI Adapter".
For what its worth, if you've got a system with PCI slots, and decide to
use SCSI seriously, I would get a Symbios-based PCI card based on the
53C8XX chips - it would be a lot faster, with lower system overhead. A
Diamond Fireport 20 supports Ultra SCSI at 20MHz, and sells for about
$69 mail order.
FYI, Symbios *was* NCR's electronics division, spun off for a few years,
and has has now been purchased by LSI.
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