Dear Michael, Thanks for the tip...but my system is running beautifully with Debian talking to the scsi card. Would the firmware update improve any speed of the scsi bus while i'm running linux or is it just a os x thiing?
Bestr Simon On 5 May 2003 at 9:27, Michel Lanners wrote: > > This electronic message is not binding on its sender nor on Cetrel S.C. > Any use of information of this mail except the use by the addressee > within his or her business relation with Cetrel is strictly forbidden > CETREL S.C. L-2956 Luxembourg; Tel: 00352 35566-1; http://www.cetrel.lu > ======================================================================= > > Hi all, > > > On 2 May, this message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] echoed through > > cyberspace: > > > I have been trying to install debian on my beige g3 minitower (g3-400, 512 > > > Mb Ram, 18 Gig SCSI HD, DVD-ROM) and have been painfully unsuccesful. > > > > Hmm, beige G3 with SCSI? Is this the Apple SCSI card? If yes, I had to > > upgrade he card's firmware on the machine I have at work. I'll check on > > Monday... I think I have the URL for the explanation/firmware > > somewhere... > > Have a look at this Apple KB article: > > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25176 > > (or search for 'MacOS X SCSICard Updater' at > http://www.info.apple.com/). > > It seems MacOS X needs an updated firmware on the Apple OEN FW-SCSI > card. I did perform the upgrade, but I can't remember what te symptom > of my problem was. > > Also, the link I remembered in my previous mail is this one: > > http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/SCSI/atto_oem_flashrom_tip.html > > But I don't know what was so interesting about it :-) > > Cheers > > Michel > > -- > > Michel Lanners | "Being able to break security > PRO-SSC | doesn't make you a hacker > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | more than being able to hotwire cars > Cetrel S.C. | makes you an automotive engineer." > 10, Parc d'Activite Syrdall | > L-5365 Munsbach | Eric S. Raymond > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
