Re: srm and scsi controllers.
OK, I'll see if I can put together a PHP/MsySQL app at alphalinux.org so
that we can enter this info (something else to do in my copious spare
time :)
--rdp
On Wed, 6 Sep 2000, Jay Estabrook wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 02:28:11PM -0400, Rich Payne wrote:
> >
> > Hmm...the only problem is that it can/might vary by platform type. We
> > could certainly set something up as to which cards we know to work on a
> > given platform.
>
> Yes, it can and does vary by platform, and by age as well. EV6
> platforms don't have code to support the original TGA or the old MYLEX
> RAID controllers, for example. Certain options are "retired" from the
> actively developed platforms due to age, and new ones added there and
> rarely backported. For example, SRM v5.7 for the EV6s added support
> for some Adaptec SCSI controllers. Fortunately, that code was
> backported into the LX and SX SRM consoles, but I don't know of any
> other pre-EV6 platforms in which this happened, or is likely to
> happen.
>
> > Would that help?
>
> It would be *very* nice to have such a list...
>
> --Jay++
>
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Rich Payne
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