On Tue, Sep 09, 1997 at 09:57:23PM -0400, butch wrote: > i am looking to build my own computer system and i think scsi is the best > way to go for pure performance. so iwas wondering about what the members > here like?
This is becoming a FAQ. :) There was a long thread about this not long ago. Without going into details, the unanimous answer is: Do not buy Adaptec. They're fine for Windoze but not prime-time on Linux. Buy a BusLogic adapter if you need reliability and high performance at a good price. The FlashPoint LT is a great, inexpensive adapter. It may not be supported by the Debian boot disks though. I haven't looked into this yet. The BT-948 is most certainly supported. Mylex recently bought BusLogic. http://www.mylex.com Buy a DPT adapter if you need fancy features like RAID and/or you can afford it. I don't know their URL. (http://www.dpt.com ?) Also read the Linux SCSI-HOWTO (somewhat dated, it says FlashPoint adapters don't work and that they're slow -- both points being absolutely false.) http://www.dandelion.com/linux has the latest BusLogic info on Linux. Jeff -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
