On 03/08/12 09:54, Michael Tokarev wrote: > On 08.03.2012 11:44, Gerd Hoffmann wrote: >>> OK, but SAS (Serial attached SCSI) is technology in the area of storage >>> interface technology where all big storage vendors see future (e.g. they >>> give up: FC and SATA drives, SATA drives are replaced by MDL SATA drives >>> (SATA 7200RPM drives with SAS interface)). >> >> The problem isn't scsi. The problem is the lsi adapter. Problem #1 is >> the hardware design which makes it hard to emulate it correctly and #2 >> that you need a non-redistributable rom file to boot from it. > > #2 isn't an issue actually, at least for Debian users --
Well, it is, to some degree. Because vanilla upstream doesn't support booting from lsi it has alot less users and alot less regression testing (like autotest runs of lsi-scsi installs), which sums up to more bugs staying unnoticed like the one which triggered this thread. cheers, Gerd
