Re: Linux + Adaptec 2940U2W = ??

[Jeff DeMaagd <jeffdemaagd yahoo com>]

--- Jay.Estabrook@digital.com wrote:
> Sigh; when last I knew, work was still being done to
> get a real driver for the Adaptec U2W into
AlphaBIOS. With the "de-emphasis" of NT on Alpha, I'm
not sure this will ever show up.
> 
> AFAIK, the next rev of SRM consoles (5.6) *will*
have U2W support, but don't ask me when that'll be.

Time for me to switch I guess..

> Now, it *is* possible for the console to support a
SCSI controller via SCSI BIOS on the card itself - I
think this is what is happening on your system.<

Now that you suggest it, I am sure of it, I suspected
such before.  The card type is identified only by
SCSIBIOS, not AHA-78xx like my plain 2940.

> Please clarify: do you boot MILO from a disk on the
U2W, and then the kernel from a floppy? Have you tried
the latest MILO WRT the U2W support?  I'd look for it
on the Alpha MILO site in Italy -
> 	ftp://genie.ucd.ie/pub/alpha/milo

Thanks for the link!  Oddly enough, I run linload (or
loadlin?) and MILO from a hard disk on the U2W bus,
and boot my kernel from floppy.  Your statements
before make much more sense to me now.

Thanks for the response!

Jeff

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