Matt Porter wrote: > > > The linuxppc_2_5 tree gets tested at least once a week on my > > > Powerstacks (Blackhawk and Utah). ncr810 SCSI is currently > > > broken. > > > > 8^((( The reason I couldn't install LinuxPPC or Yellowdog was > > the broken SCSI driver - Debian was the only one that worked. > > If it's broken under Debian now, then I can't ungrade until > > it's fixed. > > > > Is anyone looking into it? > > Not that I know of. I put together the PReP portion of Debian 2.2 kernel > patches way back which is why it works properly. There are three
I take it a fix would require more that just a drop-in file replacement... > kernel developers with PReP boxes that are aware of this problem > with the ncr8xx driver but it's a low priority for me (and I guess > the other guys). The sym8xx driver (which handles everything but the > 810) works fine...that's what most of my hardware uses. It'll be a shame to give up on my Estrella after all the hours I spent installing Linux the thing 8^/ A couple of questions: can I switch my harddrive to an adaptec 2940 instead of the internal controller? Is the IDE interface supported on Blackhawk boards, and can I boot from it? -- C-YA Jon <http://www.witchspace.com>
