Hmm... Thanks Micah, I think you've just been quite a help. Obviously I'd already checked the Adaptec web site and there were no specific drivers for Linux listed against this card, but a deeper check of the Knowledgebase came up with the following link :-
http://adaptec-tic.adaptec.com/cgi- bin/adaptec_tic.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2072&p_created=984996207&p_sid=-IlCDVBi&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NTEmcF9wcm9kcz02NiZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PTEuNjY7Mi51MCZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bGludXg*&p_li=&p_topview=1 and here you can see the answer :- "The Adaptec SCSI Card 19160 was designed for use under Microsoft desktop operating systems only. There are no Linux drivers available for the Adaptec SCSI Card 19160. The Adaptec SCSI Card 29160N is the recommended replacement SCSI product for the 19160, when attempting to work in the Linux operating system environment." So I suspect that answers my question... The only thing I need to worry about is that the 29160N is listed as being a PCI-64 card, as opposed to a regular PCI variant. Not sure what my motherboard can support... Ah, life's just too easy! And the 29160N costs £130 or $260, so I reckon it might be worth making absolutely sure before going much further!!! I will have a chat with my local hardware engineer and report back on the outcome. Thanks! -- tar fails with "input/output" error (SCSI Tape Deck) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/114074 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
