Re: recommended scsi card for Debian/AMD64/Sarge

2005-11-29 Thread mikepolniak
On 16:21 Mon 28 Nov , Freels, James D. wrote:
 I have an existing Debian/Amd64/Sarge system which includes sata hard
 drives, but has a tape drive connected to a separate Adaptec 29160N
 Ultra160 SCSI adapter scsi card dedicated to that task.  I am using the
 2.6.14 kernel with the new aic7xxx driver.  I have reported here my
 problems with this setup and I am considering replacing this scsi card
 with one that will do the job without errors.
 
 what scsi card is recommended to work for this arch ?  I don't need
 blinding speed since the tape drive at best will due 80 MB/s burst
 speed.  I just need one that will work without error.
 
 What are other Debian/Amd64 scsi users using ?

I have been using a LSI U160 card and the SYM53C8XX drivers for over a
year with my Fujitsu scsi drive (68 pin). Works good and card is
inexpensive.


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recommended scsi card for Debian/AMD64/Sarge

2005-11-28 Thread Freels, James D.
I have an existing Debian/Amd64/Sarge system which includes sata hard
drives, but has a tape drive connected to a separate Adaptec 29160N
Ultra160 SCSI adapter scsi card dedicated to that task.  I am using the
2.6.14 kernel with the new aic7xxx driver.  I have reported here my
problems with this setup and I am considering replacing this scsi card
with one that will do the job without errors.

what scsi card is recommended to work for this arch ?  I don't need
blinding speed since the tape drive at best will due 80 MB/s burst
speed.  I just need one that will work without error.

What are other Debian/Amd64 scsi users using ?

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James D. Freels, Ph.D.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Re: recommended scsi card for Debian/AMD64/Sarge

2005-11-28 Thread Markus Boas
Am Montag 28 November 2005 22:21 schrieb Freels, James D.:
 I have an existing Debian/Amd64/Sarge system which includes sata hard
 drives, but has a tape drive connected to a separate Adaptec 29160N
 Ultra160 SCSI adapter scsi card dedicated to that task.  I am using the
 2.6.14 kernel with the new aic7xxx driver.  I have reported here my
 problems with this setup and I am considering replacing this scsi card
 with one that will do the job without errors.

 what scsi card is recommended to work for this arch ?  I don't need
 blinding speed since the tape drive at best will due 80 MB/s burst
 speed.  I just need one that will work without error.

 What are other Debian/Amd64 scsi users using ?

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 James D. Freels, Ph.D.
 Oak Ridge National Laboratory
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

ICP

Adaptec is not in the moment intressted on 64.
My Controller was able to juse the i2o interface but for my was it a reson to 
seel the card.

Markus


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