Re: Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

2006-04-21 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 2006-04-14 16:56:03, schrieb vatch23: > hi, I`ve got an 2940UW in my sytem , but I cant boot Debian from it , > the installation goes perfect, everything is recognized, but reboot , > no-no-no! Can anyone help me Sorry, I have lost my Crystalball... How dou you have configured your 2940? I ru

Re: Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

2006-04-14 Thread vatch23
hi, I`ve got an 2940UW in my sytem , but I cant boot Debian from it , the installation goes perfect, everything is recognized, but reboot , no-no-no! Can anyone help me -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread Paul McHale
> yep..internal 50 & 68 and external 68 .. only 2 out of 3 of the connectors > can be used at one time. its also good for overclocking(opposed to the > 2940) This is true of the 2940UW but not the newer 2940UW Pro. It can support all three simultaneously. Only drawback is expense. paul -- Pa

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread Gary Hennigan
aphro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 8 Dec 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: > > a.genk >Gary, thanks a lot for your reply. I'd like to seek another advice > a.genk >then. For what I'll be using the card, a simple SCSI2 card would > a.genk >suffice just fine (I'll have 3 devices on it: CD-R, CDROM, and

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread Phil Brutsche
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > [off-topic alert] > > Does it have internal 50-pin connector as well? I'm thinking of bying > this card second-hand, and can't find this info on Adaptec's web-site. Yep - it has 50 pin narrow and 68-pin wide (don't have one but I've se

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread aphro
On 8 Dec 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: a.genk >Gary, thanks a lot for your reply. I'd like to seek another advice a.genk >then. For what I'll be using the card, a simple SCSI2 card would a.genk >suffice just fine (I'll have 3 devices on it: CD-R, CDROM, and a a.genk >scanner). I believe the 2940UW (

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread aphro
On 8 Dec 1999, Gary Hennigan wrote: glhenn >My only complaint isn't with the 2940UW, but with the UW spec glhenn >itself. It's pretty finicky about things like cable-length and glhenn >termination. Quite a pain to keep it within spec. yeah, best to have at least 1 drive on each cable that support

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread aphro
On 8 Dec 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: a.genk >Does it have internal 50-pin connector as well? I'm thinking of bying a.genk >this card second-hand, and can't find this info on Adaptec's web-site. yep..internal 50 & 68 and external 68 .. only 2 out of 3 of the connectors can be used at one time. its

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread Nathan E Norman
On 8 Dec 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: [ snip ] : So, which way should I go: : : - save a few bucks and get a 2940U (which will be sufficient : speed-wise) Given this choice in your situation I'd get the 2940U : I'm being a bit paranoid, because I can't use my current SCSI card : with a C

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread Arcady Genkin
"Gary Hennigan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My only complaint isn't with the 2940UW, but with the UW spec > itself. It's pretty finicky about things like cable-length and > termination. Quite a pain to keep it within spec. Gary, thanks a lot for your reply. I'd like to seek another advice then.

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1999-12-08 Thread Gary Hennigan
Arcady Genkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does it have internal 50-pin connector as well? I'm thinking of bying > this card second-hand, and can't find this info on Adaptec's > web-site. Yes, if it's a 2940UW it has 3 connectors: an internal wide connector, an internal narrow connector and an ex

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW (general)

1997-03-21 Thread Jason Costomiris
On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, Lawrence Chim wrote: > > I've got 9 or 10 of these cards deployed. All of the machines are running > > 2.0.29 without a single problem. I've never done anything more than plug > > the card in, turn the machine on and install. No special tweaking > > required. > > > > What

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW (general)

1997-03-21 Thread Lawrence Chim
> I've got 9 or 10 of these cards deployed. All of the machines are running > 2.0.29 without a single problem. I've never done anything more than plug > the card in, turn the machine on and install. No special tweaking > required. > What device(s) did you use on the card? Lawrence,

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW (general)

1997-03-20 Thread Jason Costomiris
On Thu, 20 Mar 1997, Bernd Kreimeier wrote: > I found a statement in the december RedHat (4.1?) > claiming that some, but not all Adaptec have problems > since 2.0.12. Hogwash. I've got 9 or 10 of these cards deployed. All of the machines are running 2.0.29 without a single problem. I've never

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1997-03-12 Thread Jason Gunthorpe
On Tue, 11 Mar 1997, Bernd Kreimeier wrote: > I simply tried creating a 2.0.0 kernel image and pasting it with "dd" > on the Debian rescue disk, attempting to replace the kernel image > while leaving the root image intact. IIRC 350K is the size limit > for the kernel image. My attempts failed, the

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1997-03-12 Thread Bruce Perens
From: Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > If I recall the rescue disk is simply a msdos disk with a custom boot > loader? Meaning mount the disk and copy your kernel image to it. It is an msdos filesystem, and the kernel is in the file "linux". The root filesystem is a gzip-compressed Minix RAM

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1997-03-11 Thread Rob Browning
Bernd Kreimeier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The hardware works fine with 1.3.88 up to 2.0.0. It does not work > with 2.0.25 and 2.0.27 under my current installation, and with > the Debian Base rescue disk. "0 SCSI hosts detected". I do not have > a clue, but my hunch is that Adaptec sells boards

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1997-03-11 Thread Bernd Kreimeier
>FWIW, I use a 2940UW as well, and all the troubles that I have had >that I thought were device or kernel problems, turned out to actually >be bad cabling and/or termination. The hardware works fine with 1.3.88 up to 2.0.0. It does not work with 2.0.25 and 2.0.27 under my current installation, a

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1997-03-11 Thread Rob Browning
"Susan G. Kleinmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > interaction of these things (along with imperfections in the kernel) has > caused the system to hang in the past, but I didn't do enough testing > to tell you which part was at fault. FWIW, I use a 2940UW as well, and all the troubles that I have

Re: Adaptec 2940 UW

1997-03-11 Thread Susan G. Kleinmann
Hi Bernd -- You said: > The current resque disk does not work with my Adaptec 2940 UW. This does > not surprise me, as none of the Kernels above 2.0.12 (up to 2.0.27) > I tried did work. An small remark in a README in an otherwise useless > RedHat stated that Adaptec support is partially broken s