J?rgen Keil wrote: >>>>>> I have a SCSI tape drive connected to an Adaptec 2940 >>>>>> controller. OpenSolaris doesn't appear to recognize >>>>>> the controller. >>>>>> >>>>>> Are there OpenSolaris drivers for the 2940? >>>>> I think the "cadp" driver supports this controller. >>>>> But there's no 64-bit version available for that driver. >>>>> Are you using a 64-bit system? Does the controller >>>>> work when you force booting the 32-bit kernel? >>>> I figured out how to boot the 32-bit kernel. No change. >>>> >>>> Is the cadp driver installed by default on 2009.06? >>> Nope; on my opensolaris 2009.06 box there is >>> no /kernel/drv/cadp binary. >>> >>> But SX:CE (b114) has the 32-bit cadp kernel module. >>> >>> I'm not sure, maybe the cadp driver is included in the >>> opensolaris "extra" repository ? >>> >> http://forums.opensolaris.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1054&tstart=30 >> >> I installed the extras repository, but there is no cadp driver. >> There is an adpu320 driver. > > > Seems the cadp driver is not yet packaged / > is not available as an OpenSolaris IPS package. > > No idea why cadp isn't available in the extra > repository. Maybe a problem because this driver > isn't available as a 64-bit driver? > > I've CC:ed the indiana-discuss list; maybe we > can get an explanation why cadp is missing in > OpenSolaris... > > > And I suggest that you file a bug at > http://defect.opensolaris.org for the > missing cadp driver.
I notified the HCL manager -- he'll update the list to remove the indication that Adaptec 2940 is supported by OpenSolaris. I think that the license issue is the sticking point, but not having a 64-bit driver is perhaps also an issue. I downloaded the cadp driver from Solaris 10 and installed it. I managed (after several tries) to boot in 32-bit mode. No joy -- the Adaptec 2940 is not recognized. Running "modload cadp" loads the driver (according to modinfo) but dmesg doesn't show that the card is recognized. At this point, I'd rather switch than fight. Do you (or anyone) have a recommendation for an inexpensive SCSI controller for PCI or PCI-E bus? Most of the HCL listed controllers are for high-end RAID applications. -- Michael Eager eager at eagercon.com 1960 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-325-8077
