New adaptec 2940UW Pro

[Robert L. Brown Jr.]

Hello Doug,

  I have tried to use the latest version of Linux that I found at 
ftp.kernel.org, 2.2.13, but am having no luck with the 2940UW driver,
aic7xxx. I am compiling to build an smp mode kernel, but everytime I
boot this version (or older versions) I get reset and timeout loop
errors. Do you have a version of the driver that works in smp mode?

I am have a Redhat 6.0 system, if that helps.

-Robert

At 10:23 PM 12/12/99 -0500, Doug Ledford wrote:
>Ruben I Safir wrote:
>> 
>> Hello
>> 
>> I'm trying to get this card to run on a 2.0.036 Kernel for a scanner.
>> The card shows the scanner when booting, and then it's givig some
>> warning message about the bios not booting or not found.  It's at the
>> store and I'm home now.
>> 
>> When Linux boots up, the scsi Host show 0 and despite compliling the
>> scsi drivers into the kernel(as oposed to modules), I still can't get
>> the thing to show any evidence of life.  I show a posting on Deja News
>> that the card is not supported.  Is that true?  Is the 2940UW supported
>> well with the 2.0.36 kernel?
>
>The 2940 UW is supported, but you have a 2940 UW Pro.  Those are not the same
>thing.  You need the aic7xxx driver version 5.1.18 or later to properly
>support that card.  I no longer make patches against the 2.0 kernel series
(it
>takes too much time to keep up with so many kernel trees, so the latest
>drivers go with the latest kernels).  However, prior to my stopping
support of
>the 2.0 kernel series I did make a kernel patch to update 2.0.36 to the
5.1.19
>aic7xxx driver.  The patch can be found at
>http://people.redhat.com/dledford/aic7xxx.html
>
>>  Can I make a needed upgrade with this box
>> without destroying my Applixware which I BELEIVE is dependent on older
>> libraries that came with the Suse 5.3 applixware office suite.
>> 
>> I see your working with RH.  Please don't feel as if I've overlooked
>> RH... I own about 4 RH Boxes at work as including our new Web Server, a
>> Netfinity Box.
>> 
>> I tried to put aic7xxx=verbose into the lilo.conf with no luck either.
>> 
>> Ruben I Safir
>> Manager of Programming Dev and the Intranet
>> New York University
>> College of Dent.
>> 345 East 24th St
>> NY NY
>> 
>> Brooklyn On Line
>> http://www.brooklynonline.com
>> ruben at wynn.com
>
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