From: sferris@mac.cc.macalstr.edu (Scott M. Ferris) Subject: Re: Adaptec 2742 working under Linux? Date: 18 Aug 1993 21:26:22 -0600
In article <CBxGy5.EMM@cti-software.nl>, pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen) writes:
> tul@tonga.heidelbg.ibm.com (Thomas Uhl) writes:
>
>>Is the new EISA Controller 2742 from Adaptec working under Linux?
>
> After asking around in comp.periphs.scsi, I was told the 274X cards use
> a different chipset, which is not compatible with the 174X cards.
>
> This would mean the 2742 will not work unless someone writes a driver for it.
Which will happen eventually. If nobody else volunteers I'll
be giving it a shot. I've got a new machine coming with an Adaptec
2742T and a gig SCSI drive, and tech specs on the card coming
from Adaptec. It should be interesting, if not necessarily
successful.
Anyone else interested in developing/testing a driver for
the AHA2742T can mail me at: sferris@macalstr.edu
Of course, the first problem I'll have to overcome is getting
a kernal compiled with the driver in it. I can keep the Linux source
on the SCSI if I use an OS Adaptec ships a driver for, but compiling
all the source on the 120 Meg IDE from my old machine won't work
well, and I'd rather not pay $$ for a decently sized IDE when
I've got a gig SCSI sitting there. There are times when a
generic INT 13 driver would come in handy.
Though perhaps I can fit the Linux binaries and all the
necessary objects on the 120 Meg IDE, and just compile the
driver and link.
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Scott M. Ferris, sferris@macalstr.edu