Ultra2 transfer mode - success with pre16!

[Doug Ledford]

Alex Farber wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Michael Kunze wrote:
> > with pre16 on Linux 2.1.124, Asus P2B-LS, my ultra2 disks switch to 80MByte/Sync
> > without being jumpered to disallow target intiated negotiation - in other words:
> 
> I have pre16 on Linux 2.0.35, ASUS P2B-LS and IBM DCAS-32160W
> ultra-wide SCSI hard disk. But I still have only:
> 
>   Device using Wide/Sync transfers at
>   40.0 MByte/sec, offset 15
> 
> What could it be? My windows 95 on the same drive works faster.
> 
> > This bug is fixed!
> > Thanks again, Doug
> 
> I am thankful for the AIC7890 driver, too!
> But how do I switch it to 80 MB/s ?

You can't.  The disk you have is an Ultra Wide disk, not an Ultra2 Wide
disk.  Ultra Wide disks will only go up to 40MByte/s transfer rates.

-- 

 Doug Ledford  <dledford at dialnet.net>
  Opinions expressed are my own, but
     they should be everybody's.

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