On Sun, 25 Jul 1999, Matthias Andree wrote:
> * Gerard Roudier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [1999-07-22 21:25]:
> > As it has been quoted, the 390 has a nice BIOS/SETUP, but its PCI/SCSI
> > part is poor compared to the SYM53C810(A).
> > When you purchase either a 390 or a 310 you just get what you pay for.
>
> The 310 uses a SYM53C810A BTW :-) The 390 is the only Tekram which uses
> those AMD chips.
No problem here. I could not ignore that, btw. I just meant that for the
390 you pay for the BIOS/SETUP, but for the 310 you just pay for a
reasonnable PCI-SCSI controller but you haven't the BIOS-SETUP, and that
their respective price seem normal to me given the features.
Anyway, my intention was not to say that either of them was either too bad
or too expensive. Perhaps "you get what you pay for" is pejorative in
english. If it is the case, sorry for my ignorance.
> Still, I don't see what problems there are with the AMD-based 390 PCI
> or SCSI parts, I've never seen any. (I've never seen any on my 390U
> either - SYM53C875 based)
For some applications, the 390 (AMD based) does fit user's need. If it
didn't, it would have disappeared. The Linux driver for this board is
well maintained by Kurt.
> > If I refer to available driver sources from Tekram, their drivers for the
> > SYM53C8XX are a lot sub-optimal. They look like some driver for the AMD???
> > chip (390) hacked for it to work with SYM53C8XX series. Just hoping that
> > their drivers for commercial O/Ses are not made of the same recipe.
>
> > Can somebody let me know how I can get data manuals from Adaptec?
> > I am really interested in having such.
>
> Maybe you could ask Doug Ledford directly, he is maintainer of the
> AIC7xxx driver.
I donnot plan to write drivers for this hardware, but am interested in
studying it. So, I donnot want to bother anybody for that.
I have had a look at adaptec ftp site, but didn't find the material
I expected. I intend to mail them after my vacations.
G�rard.
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