Re: Adaptec SCSI Controller in Ultra 5?

[Pieter Krul <pkrul@auxio.net>]

Felix Schuermann wrote:

> Is the linux kernel able to reliably communicate with the controller via
> the driver (in case we get the system booted somehow else)?

Yes. AFAIK Linux on Sparc tries to detect the PCI cards directly 
instead of using the ~BIOS like it could on a PC (You can choose 
direct/BIOS on i386).
I use an Adaptec 2940 UW and a 2940 U2W without OBP firmware on my
Ultra 5, and that works fine. The machine boots from the original 
IDE disk.


Pieter