From: swift@world.std.com (Peter Lu) Subject: Re: ESDI? or S.O.L.? Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 03:55:30 GMT
In article <1993Jun27.085948.16224@data-hh.hanse.de> chk@data-hh.hanse.de (Christian Kuhtz) writes:
>mirth@genesis.MCS.COM (Gavin S. Patton) writes:
>
>>I've seen countless messages about SCSI. How about ESDI & Linux? Will
>>I have gobs of trouble only to find it isn't compatible?
>
>>-------------------- Gavin
>
>>PS: It's an Ultrastor 12F ESDI Controller.
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm running a Linux site here with two ESDI drives. One Seagate
> ST-1201E (150MB) and a Siemens Megafile (250MB). I use the
> Adaptec 2322-B Controller and I didn't have any problems with
> ESDI at all. It works.
>
> It's neat cause you don't have to bother with harddisk parameters
> and it's really plug-n-play.
>
> It is definitely compatible.
>
> Kind regards,
> Chris
>
>
>--
> Christian Kuhtz, Gruener Weg 69c, 22851 Norderstedt, Germany
> +49-40-5244138, 16-23 CET, 10-17 EDT, chk@data-hh.Hanse.DE
I'm using the Ultrastore 12F as well, but my second (Seagate) drive
doesn't seem accessible, although the first (Micropolis) works fine.
Have you had any similar experience?
Peter