From: chojnows@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu (Brian Chojnowski) Subject: Re: ESDI? or S.O.L.? Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 06:08:42 GMT
swift@world.std.com (Peter Lu) writes:
>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
Ive got one of the Ultrastore's though without opening up the tower case I
cannot recall the number. 12F sounds familiar though. Ive got 1 Seagate 144M
drive on it and I never had a problem with any of the versions of linux.