Re: tlug: Kernel hackers?

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Chris Sekiya wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> 
> > which revisions are susceptible to this?  I have six 4GB/9GB drives on
> > Gandalf, which has a 1.21 bios revision AHA-2940UW card, and has been
> > running with that configuration for close to two years.
> 
> I think anything with a BIOS rev later than 1.1 is probably okay.  The
> problem isn't in the BIOS, of course.
> 
> > instead of sending a patch to the driver maintainers, they write a
> > *separate* driver.  Unfortunately this other driver will also try and
> > work with other 53c8xx controllers, which is very, VERY bad.
> 
> *laugh* Lemme guess ... this driver was developed in Japan?
> 
> > What do you have against Flashpoints, Chris?
> 
> Flashpoints are sort of lobotomized.  It's really just a sequencer with
> the bare minimum support hardware -- sort of like a winmodem.  I still
> prefer a Flashpoint to an aic (hell, I own a Flashpoint) but better cards
> exist.

well, personally I've never had any performance problems with any Adaptec
or Buslogic adapter.  I've had some reliability problems with both,
though.  I think my current failures are:

1.  5 Adaptec 1542 ISA cards
2.  2 or 3 Adaptec 2940 variants
3.  1 Buslogic 946C

Admittedly we've bought/owned quite a few more Adaptecs than Buslogics.

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)


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