[ Article reposted from comp.periphs.scsi ]
[ Author was Marc SCHAEFER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ]
[ Posted on 14 Jul 1999 10:09:07 +0200 ]
Mark Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: No, it is based on a Tekram design ( I wonder if it is an inhouse or out of
: house design that they call thier own?). The 390 is much better supported
: from a refrence driver standpoint.
So, summary about Tekram and Linux support:
- the 390 is based on an AM53c4xx chip (I think) and is supported under
Linux by a specific driver (tmscsi, currently maintained by SuSE GmbH,
originally made by Tekram). Fast-SCSI 10 MByte/s. Better buy a
SSYM53c810-based board. Open Source Linux driver.
- the 390F is a plain standard SYM53c875, thus supported by the standard
ncr53c8xx Linux driver, as all SYM53c875 implementations (Asus, ATTO, etc).
I have this board, works pretty well (Ultra Wide SCSI, 40 MByte/s).
Open Source Linux driver.
- the 390U2W is a plain standard SYM53c896, thus supported by the standard
ncr53c8xx Linux driver, as all SYM53c896 implementations. There is also
a version with electrical isolators so to be able to run U2LVD and U SE
simultaneously. I have that version working with IBM DDRS U2LVD drives
and SE tape drive. (Ultra II LVD, 80 Mbyte/s). Open Source Linux driver.
- the 395 is a specially-Tekram designed board, presumably with no Linux
support at all. SuSE GmbH seems to have developped an open-source driver,
at http://www.garloff.de/kurt/linux/dc395/
In general, Tekram support on Linux is amongst the best SCSI support
you can get, at least in my experience (but that support is mainly
due to individuals or third party companies writing drivers, and
to excellent technical support and specification/manual
availability at Symbios Logic).
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