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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!news2.near.net!news.delphi.com!news.delphi.com!not-for-mail From: hcubed@news.delphi.com (HCUBED@DELPHI.COM) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Support for AHA-2740/T SCSI Date: 25 Jul 1994 04:44:52 -0000 Organization: Delphi Internet Services Corporation Lines: 37 Message-ID: <30vg04$m2j@news.delphi.com> References: <CstyJ0.5AC@on.bell.ca> <2vup9e$787@csugrad.cs.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: news.delphi.com I'd like to added my $.02 worth. Against the advice of the newsgroup, I'd thought that I'd like to write a driver for the 2742. So, I bought the card (with a 30 day return agreement), and proceeded to get the documentation from Adaptec. The first 2 weeks were spent waiting for them to not send the requested documentation. Then, I got indignant, (actually the trick to getting docs from Adaptec is to get righteously indignant), and the hardware description of the board was sent overnight. Unfortunately, I found that 2 other documents are needed to write a driver, a MORE detailed hareware description, and the 7770 chip description were needed. So, after more indignation, they were sent overnight (although it took a week to get them). Well, after reading all 3 books, I figured out that yet another bit of documentation was needed, the description of the chip firmware that resides on the card (I don't mind writing a Unix device driver, but I draw the line at writing a firmware download). anyway, I had about 2 days left on the return policy for the card, I returned it instead of getting even more indignant (I only have so much indignation, and I would prefer not to waste it). I did ASK them for the manual, I've yet to hear back from them, it's been about 4 weeks. So, if anyone else would like to swim upstream for a while, I've got 3 of the manuals that you'll need to write the driver. And I got them without signing the dreaded non disclosure agreement. Also, 2 things you should know about dealing with Adaptec Support: 1) Get righteously indignant with them, not rude, but let them how put out by this problem, 2) As soon as they answer the phone, tell them that you're writing a Unix device driver, not an ASPI driver. I found that they were setup to work with ASPI developers. Thats about all, BTW, I now have a BT742 card which I'm having trouble with, but see the other note for that problem Thanks, grant (hcubed@delphi.com)