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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!pipex!uknet!zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk!lessen From: lessen@axion.bt.co.uk (Lee Essen) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: ST01/02 386BSD kernel Date: 14 Jun 1993 09:39:44 GMT Organization: BT Laboratories Lines: 42 Distribution: world Message-ID: <1vhh10$3ga@zaphod.axion.bt.co.uk> References: <1993Jun10.225623.26764@cs.brown.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: nice.axion.bt.co.uk Keywords: SCSI BSD In article <1993Jun10.225623.26764@cs.brown.edu>, paw@cs.brown.edu (Peter Walker) writes: |> |> I have been soing some research to find an affordable SCSI |> adapter to set up my test 386BSD system; I would like to know |> whether anyyone has the ST01/02 working with BSD and to know |> also if this controller works with any drive other than those sold |> by SEAGATE; (I have an old SABRE 1.2 gig That i would like to test |> out with a cheap controller before investing in something like |> Adaptec's expensive types). |> |> If you have a functioning kernel built with this driver (or know where |> I can get one ) please let me know. Also if I can be guided to a |> source for the specs on the ST01/02 so as to acertain whether it |> will work with my drive I would be happy. (I would be just as happy |> to know if it will work with my drive or not if you have the spec |> and check) |> |> Looking forward to your response(s). |> |> |> -- |> Best Regards |> |> Peter It is possible to get the ST01/02 to work (loosely speaking) with Net/386BSD. I have a kernel which supports ST02 with multiple drives but there are some timing problems which sometimes cause corruption (usually on my swap partition :-(((( ). The driver is not 'julian-scsi' compatible and to be totally honest I wouldn't recommend it's use. I'm getting so fed up with it i'm actually going to go and but a 1542. (If anyone has one for sale please please please let me know!!). (If I get hold of a 1542 you can have my ST02!!!) I can put a copy of the kernel somewhere if you want to try it. I have three CDC 90Meg drives attached to the controller and would expect virtually any device to work with them. Lee.