From: jimc@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (James Carpenter) Subject: Re: SCSI Controller Date: 14 Dec 1992 02:42:06 GMT
In article <1992Dec12.172120.23570@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de> hartnegg@sun1.ruf.uni-freiburg.de (Klaus Hartnegg) writes:
>FORGET THE ST01/02 !
>It just costs you a lot of time and money.
>However:
>- the ST01 is not available any more in shops
>- sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't
>- it depends on the bios version
>- it does not properly work with MY hard disk (Rodime 200 MB)
>- it is not (yet?) really supported by Linux (i.e. will be sloooow).
>- trying different controllers you will have to fdisk every time
> you switch controllers since they map the disk differently, even
> different ST01 controllers do it different (number of tracks and such).
>
>Of course you MIGHT be lucky and save a lot of money.
>But be warned that I WASTED a lot of money (and time!!) trying
>to find a cheaper solution. Linux apparently does not like cheap
>controllers. If there is a small problem, it does not work at all in Linux.
>Right now I have an St01 here that works most of the time under dos
>and it is being detected by Linux but then a few
>seconds later Linux CRASHES with a SCSI timeout message.
Perfect timing. I was about ready to get a ST01 for myself. How many of you
are having problems with the ST01? I haven't seen too many complaints about
the ST01 but then again I just got back on the net not too long ago. But if
there is definitely serious problems with it PLEASE let me know. I would go
with the Adaptec but my budget is VERY tight.
Any advice???
Jim Carpenter
jimc@gnu.ai.mit.edu
CARPENTER@Eisner.DECUS.Org