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Re: recommended scsi card for Debian/AMD64/Sarge



I too have used the LSI cards and the sym53c8xx drivers on 64-bit
alphas.  Are you using this card on an amd64 (or should I even ask given
this is the amd64 mailing list).

Also, another interesting finding today wrt Adaptec.  Going to the
Adaptec web site I find the following:

aic79xx 2.0.15 9/15/2005 -  [ 1.3.11 7/11/2003 is in 2.6.14.3 kernel ]
aic7xxx 6.3.11 12/23/2004  - [7.0 8/4/2005 is in 2.6.14.3 kernel ]

If I patch these drivers (from Adaptec) over to the 2.6.14.3 kernel
source, it will not compile.

So, which is the most current ?


On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 16:21 -0500, Freels, James D. wrote:
> I have an existing Debian/Amd64/Sarge system which includes sata hard
> drives, but has a tape drive connected to a separate Adaptec 29160N
> Ultra160 SCSI adapter scsi card dedicated to that task.  I am using the
> 2.6.14 kernel with the new aic7xxx driver.  I have reported here my
> problems with this setup and I am considering replacing this scsi card
> with one that will do the job without errors.
> 
> what scsi card is recommended to work for this arch ?  I don't need
> blinding speed since the tape drive at best will due 80 MB/s burst
> speed.  I just need one that will work without error.
> 
> What are other Debian/Amd64 scsi users using ?
> 
-- 
James D. Freels, Ph.D.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
freelsjd@ornl.gov



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