Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[jmk]

On Wed Apr 11 10:51:24 EDT 2001, Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl wrote:
> We are about to order a pcmcia scsi card (to access a zip drive, for now).
> Is there support for something like that?
> If not (yet), what could/would be the best bet?
> Do people have experience with such cards (which to buy, which to avoid)?
>
> Axel.
>

There's no support for any PCMCIA SCSI cards. If someone were to do
a driver for the Adaptec 1460 (probably the only card you can get) that
would be great.

--jim

Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[Axel Belinfante]

On  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:54:03 jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com replied:
> On Wed Apr 11 10:51:24 EDT 2001, Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl wrote:
> > We are about to order a pcmcia scsi card (to access a zip drive, for now).
> > Is there support for something like that?
> > If not (yet), what could/would be the best bet?
> > Do people have experience with such cards (which to buy, which to avoid)?
> > 
> > Axel.
> > 
> 
> There's no support for any PCMCIA SCSI cards. If someone were to do
> a driver for the Adaptec 1460 (probably the only card you can get) that
> would be great.

In the mean time we got the Adaptec 1460. Suppose I would want to do a
driver, what existing plan9 code would be the best to start from?

Axel.

RE: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[jmk]

On Wed May 23 18:38:29 EDT 2001, richelbe@richelberger.com wrote:
> Do you mean the technical reference manual for the 1460?
> http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppdetail.html?cat=/Product/APA-14
> 60&prodkey=APA-1460
> http://www.adaptec.com/pdfs/miscellaneous_support/1460_tr.pdf
> 
> Not sure if this is what you're looking for.
> 
> -- rich

No, you need the publication referenced within, the AIC-6360 Data Book.
I tried to get that many years ago and was refused. Times have changed,
but I have a long memory.

--jim

RE: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[Richard Elberger]

Do you mean the technical reference manual for the 1460?
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppdetail.html?cat=/Product/APA-14
60&prodkey=APA-1460
http://www.adaptec.com/pdfs/miscellaneous_support/1460_tr.pdf

Not sure if this is what you're looking for.

-- rich

>-----Original Message-----
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>Of jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com
>Sent: Thursday, 24 May 2001 1:03 a.m.
>To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
>Subject: Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?
>
>
>there isn't a current driver that comes close to being appropriate for that
>prehistoric controller. there were some drivers a long time ago,
>perhaps included
>in the 2nd edition, which did all that low-level protocol stuff,
>i'm thinking
>of the chip that was in the magnum (ncr 53c94) and the western-digital
>one used in the hobbit board.
>
>there is apparently a manual for the chip, but you'd have to
>probably contact
>adaptec by phone for a paper copy, i couldn't find it on-line. i'd
>be happy to
>help if there's a manual.
>
>--jim
>
>On Wed May 23 03:54:31 EDT 2001, Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl wrote:
>> On  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:54:03 jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com replied:
>> > On Wed Apr 11 10:51:24 EDT 2001, Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl wrote:
>> > > We are about to order a pcmcia scsi card (to access a zip
>drive, for now).
>> > > Is there support for something like that?
>> > > If not (yet), what could/would be the best bet?
>> > > Do people have experience with such cards (which to buy,
>which to avoid)?
>> > >
>> > > Axel.
>> > >
>> >
>> > There's no support for any PCMCIA SCSI cards. If someone were to do
>> > a driver for the Adaptec 1460 (probably the only card you can get) that
>> > would be great.
>>
>> In the mean time we got the Adaptec 1460. Suppose I would want to do a
>> driver, what existing plan9 code would be the best to start from?
>>
>> Axel.
>>
>

Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[jmk]

there isn't a current driver that comes close to being appropriate for that
prehistoric controller. there were some drivers a long time ago, perhaps included
in the 2nd edition, which did all that low-level protocol stuff, i'm thinking
of the chip that was in the magnum (ncr 53c94) and the western-digital
one used in the hobbit board.

there is apparently a manual for the chip, but you'd have to probably contact
adaptec by phone for a paper copy, i couldn't find it on-line. i'd be happy to
help if there's a manual.

--jim

On Wed May 23 03:54:31 EDT 2001, Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl wrote:
> On  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 10:54:03 jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com replied:
> > On Wed Apr 11 10:51:24 EDT 2001, Axel.Belinfante@cs.utwente.nl wrote:
> > > We are about to order a pcmcia scsi card (to access a zip drive, for now).
> > > Is there support for something like that?
> > > If not (yet), what could/would be the best bet?
> > > Do people have experience with such cards (which to buy, which to avoid)?
> > > 
> > > Axel.
> > > 
> > 
> > There's no support for any PCMCIA SCSI cards. If someone were to do
> > a driver for the Adaptec 1460 (probably the only card you can get) that
> > would be great.
> 
> In the mean time we got the Adaptec 1460. Suppose I would want to do a
> driver, what existing plan9 code would be the best to start from?
> 
> Axel.
> 

Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[Axel Belinfante]

> the pcmcia scsi card is, of course, a much better solution.

Especially for us, since the zip drive that we have is a scsi one :-)
Axel.

Re: [9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[Russ Cox]

i did a parallel port zip driver a while back.
it would require a little fitting to get working,
but if anyone feels like hacking it into the current
scsi framework i'm happy to send it over.
the pcmcia scsi card is, of course, a much
better solution.

[9fans] pcmcia scsi support/experience?

[Axel Belinfante]

We are about to order a pcmcia scsi card (to access a zip drive, for now).
Is there support for something like that?
If not (yet), what could/would be the best bet?
Do people have experience with such cards (which to buy, which to avoid)?

Axel.