> I just purchased a HP 4C scanner. I really bought it tohook up to a > system that already has a SCSI interface. So I am left with a card > supplied with the HP that I don't need in that syste, So I was > wondering if I could use this card in a Debian box to support SCS > disks? > > he card is realy stnge looking it's triangular. With 1 2 postiotion > switch assembly on it. This may be to set the SCSI ID, but if so > wouldn;t it need 3 postions to get 0 -> 7? Perhaps it's to set the > intrupt. I'm not sure. It has s Symbios Logic chip on it. > > Needless to say all the docs talk about is Windoze. Is anyone familiar > with this card? Can I use it with debian? I supect it may be a > PlugnPlay card.
Last I heard, it's not supported by Linux. But I got that from the Hardware-HOWTO which is dreadfully out-of-date. I've got a Win95 box and Linux box here. I have a regular SCSI card in the Linux box, and the HP/Symbios Logic card in the Win95 box. I used two SCSI cables to connect the HP 4C scanner to both machines at the same time. Of course, I had to set the host adapters to different addresses. It actually worked! Sometimes, I have to reset one computer to use the scanner after using the scanner from the other computer, but overall, it's sort of neat. :-) Cheers, - Jim
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