If I remember correctly, the 1502 is a Future Domain card that Adaptec
repackaged when they bought FD.
If you cannot get any of the Adaptec drivers to work, try the FD drivers.
Warren
On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> It depends on the the card. It may claim to be an adaptec card, and
> may use adaptec chips, but often times, vendors customize these cards, or
> more accurately, strip them down. I've read code comments from at least
> one kernel maintainer making fun of scsi cards that come bundled free with
> other hardware.
>
> The card is probably isa, and in general, you will need to configure the
> card so that you know its irq/io port. Some cards are jumpered, most are
> pnp. So that involves using isapnp utils to set up the card if pnp is the
> case.
>
> Once you do that, you need to conofigure the kernel driver to load with
> the appropriate settings. I don't know exactly what adaptec card the 1502
> most closely resembles, but it is probably one of the following modules
> with the following options syntax:
>
> aha152x=io_base,IRQ,scsi_id,reconnect,parity
> aha1542=io_base,buson,busoff,dmaspeed
>
> I'd start with the 152x type card, but fwiw, the 1502 isn't even mentioned
> on the hcl, so you might just be wasting your time.
>
> Hth,
>
> --Matt
>
> --
> Matt Galgoci
> Job title: export title=`dd if=/dev/random bs=24 count=1`
> echo $title
>
> On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, Kevin Diffily wrote:
>
> > >Buslogic cards are probably the oldest and best supported scsi cards
> > >around. They have speed limitations though, but if all you are doing
> > >as backing up data to a tape drive, you probably wouldn't even notice.
> > >Buslogic cards are also pretty cheap these days.
> > >
> > >Adaptec cards are currently well supported also. Then can be tricky, but
> > >the driver is being actively maintained. They are also extremely fast.
> > >Some are a little on the expensive side, but as far as performance goes,
> > >you get what you pay for.
> >
> > My Windoze Box tells me that this is an Adaptic AVA-1502 SCSI
> > Adapter. This came with an AGFA Scanner if that accounts for
> > anything. Assuming that this is compatible how would I set it up?
> >
> > >
> > >These are my opinions only.
> > >
> > >--Matt
> > >
> > >--
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> > > Job title: export title=`dd if=/dev/random bs=24 count=1`
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> > >On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Kevin Diffily wrote:
> > >
> > >> Can anyone recommend a reliable SCSI Card? I will be using it to
> > >> hook up a Tape Drive.
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