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Can I use an Adeptec 2940 yet? how about the 2940W?

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Wigs

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Jan 18, 1995, 1:55:48 PM1/18/95
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I'm still unclear as to the current progress on the Adaptec 2940 SCSI
device drivers.

namely...

If I buy a machine that has an Adaptec 2940 (not W) will I be able to use
it at all? will I be able to use it reliably?

If I buy a machine that has an Adaptec 2940W will I be able to use it all?
Will I be able to use it reliably?


What's the difference between the two types of cards? is it just that the
"W" is for the Fast-Wide SCSI (SCSI III?) disks? while the 2940 is just a
normal fast SCSI II controller for PCI slots?


thanks for any help you can give me!

- Jeff Wiegley
wie...@usc.edu

Jason Nash

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Jan 18, 1995, 10:17:54 PM1/18/95
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You can use the Adaptec 2940 right now, I am. The current driver does not support the Wide SCSI
connector on the 2940W and from what I read you must edit out the check for that connector from the driver. If you dont it will find the Wide Adaptor and say it doesnt support it and not even check the SCSI-II connector. My 2940 is working just fine.

Jason


Jerry Ludwig

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Feb 8, 1995, 9:34:47 PM2/8/95
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Jason Nash (ro...@omnisoft.cybernetics.net) wrote:
: You can use the Adaptec 2940 right now, I am. The current driver does not support the Wide SCSI

: connector on the 2940W and from what I read you must edit out the check for that connector from the driver. If you dont it will find the Wide Adaptor and say it doesnt support it and not even check the SCSI-II connector. My 2940 is working just fine.

: Jason

I have a scsi-3 drive and the 2940W. I suppose this is being
looked at. Hopefullly? Soon?

Jerry.
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Jason Robertson

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Feb 8, 1995, 9:54:30 PM2/8/95
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In article <3hbv07$r...@crl.crl.com>, Jerry Ludwig <lud...@crl.com> wrote:
>Jason Nash (ro...@omnisoft.cybernetics.net) wrote:
>: You can use the Adaptec 2940 right now, I am. The current driver does not support the Wide SCSI
>: connector on the 2940W and from what I read you must edit out the check for that connector from the driver. If you dont it will find the Wide Adaptor and say it doesnt support it and not even check the SCSI-II connector. My 2940 is working just fine.
>
>: Jason
>
>
>
> I have a scsi-3 drive and the 2940W. I suppose this is being
>looked at. Hopefullly? Soon?
>

Hmm. Just got into using SCSI, so I don't know much about this.

I also have a 2940W hooked up to a 1 gig HD and a CDROM. What do you mean
by the Wide SCSI connector? Is that one of the internal connectors, or is that
the external connector?

Am I out of luck if the CDROM is connected to one internal, and the HD to the
other internal?

Thanks...

Jason Merrill

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Feb 10, 1995, 11:32:21 PM2/10/95
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>>>>> Stuart Booth <Stu...@garage.demon.co.uk> writes:

> I've currently got an old Slackware v2.0 with a v1.0.9 kernel (I think),
> and I guess that's not going to work judging by what I've been reading
> here. If I get the new Slackware 3 disc December 1994 distribution, is
> there an appropriate boot disc I can get hold of somewhere that'll
> support the 2940?

I think you need a kernel later than 1.1.64 to use the ucalgary release;
I'm using with 1.1.85, and it works fine.

The ucalgary release includes a slackware boot disk.

Jason

Paul Bash

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Feb 11, 1995, 4:34:33 AM2/11/95
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In article <36718...@garage.demon.co.uk>,
Stuart Booth <Stu...@garage.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>What version of a Linux distribution, say Slackware, do I have to get
>in order to install onto my forthcoming ASUS SP4 m/b, Adaptec 2940,
>540Mb HD??

>
>I've currently got an old Slackware v2.0 with a v1.0.9 kernel (I think),
>and I guess that's not going to work judging by what I've been reading
>here. If I get the new Slackware 3 disc December 1994 distribution, is
>there an appropriate boot disc I can get hold of somewhere that'll
>support the 2940?
>

At ftp.cpsc.ucalgary.ca:/pub/systems/linux/aha274x, there is a tar file
containing the 1.44MB bootdisks and an "ai" disk set for Slackware 2.1
that support the 2940.

--
Paul Bash
pb...@netcom.com

Stuart Booth

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Feb 10, 1995, 8:06:51 AM2/10/95
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What version of a Linux distribution, say Slackware, do I have to get
in order to install onto my forthcoming ASUS SP4 m/b, Adaptec 2940,
540Mb HD??

I've currently got an old Slackware v2.0 with a v1.0.9 kernel (I think),
and I guess that's not going to work judging by what I've been reading
here. If I get the new Slackware 3 disc December 1994 distribution, is
there an appropriate boot disc I can get hold of somewhere that'll
support the 2940?

Stuart.

--
Stuart Booth
stu...@garage.demon.co.uk

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