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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx')
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diff --git a/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx b/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx index b350d9d58..bbeeeb2f6 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx +++ b/drivers/scsi/README.aic7xxx @@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD AHA-3940U AHA-3940W AHA-3940UW + AHA-3940AUW AHA-3940U2W AHA-3950U2B + AHA-3950U2D AHA-3985 AHA-3985U AHA-3985W @@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD AIC-787x AIC-788x AIC-789x + AIC-3860 Bus Types ---------------------------- @@ -69,8 +72,30 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD AHA-398x - PCI RAID controllers with three separate SCSI controllers on-board. - NOTE: The AHA-2920 is NOT an AIC-7xxx based controller, and is not - handled by this driver. + Not Supported Devices + ------------------------------ + Adaptec Cards + ---------------------------- + AHA-2920 (Only the cards that use the Future Domain chipset are not + supported, any 2920 cards based on Adaptec AIC chipsets are + supported) + AAA-13x Raid Adapters + AAA-113x Raid Port Card + + Motherboard Chipsets + ---------------------------- + AIC-7810 + + Bus Types + ---------------------------- + R - Raid Port busses are not supported. + + The hardware RAID devices sold by Adaptec are *NOT* supported by this + driver (and will people please stop emailing me about them, they are + a totally separate beast from the bare SCSI controllers and this driver + can not be retrofitted in any sane manner to support the hardware RAID + features on those cards - Doug Ledford). + People ------------------------------ @@ -299,13 +324,12 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD binary->hex conversion then send an email to the aic7xxx mailing list and someone can help you out. - "aic7xxx=tag_info:{{8,8..},{8,8..},..}" - This option is used to enable - tagged queueing on specific devices. As of driver version 5.0.6, we - now globally enable tagged queueing by default, but we also disable - tagged queueing on all individual devices by default. In order to - enable tagged queueing for certian devices at boot time, a user may + "aic7xxx=tag_info:{{8,8..},{8,8..},..}" - This option is used to disable + tagged queueing on specific devices. As of driver version 5.1.8, we + now globally enable tagged queueing by default. In order to + disable tagged queueing for certian devices at boot time, a user may use this boot param. The driver will then parse this message out - and enable the specific device entries that are present based upon + and disable the specific device entries that are present based upon the value given. The param line is parsed in the following manner: { - first instance indicates the start of this parameter values @@ -337,18 +361,13 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD commas with no value specified will simply increment to the next id without changing anything for the missing values. - tag_info:{{8,8},,{8,8}} - First adapter, scsi id 0 to 8, id 1 to 8, remainder stay at their - default. Second adapter stays entirely at default. Third - adapter, id 0 to 8, id 1 to 8, remainder at default (identical to - first adapter). - - tag_info:{,,,{,,,64}} + tag_info:{,,,{,,,255}} First, second, and third adapters at default values. Fourth - adapter, id 3 to 64. Notice that leading commas simply increment - what the first number effects, and there are no need for trailing - commas. When you close out an adapter, or the entire entry, - anything not explicitly set stays at the default value. + adapter, id 3 is disabled. Notice that leading commas simply + increment what the first number effects, and there are no need + for trailing commas. When you close out an adapter, or the + entire entry, anything not explicitly set stays at the default + value. A final note on this option. The scanner I used for this isn't perfect or highly robust. If you mess the line up, the worst that @@ -449,10 +468,16 @@ linux-1.1.x and fairly stable since linux-1.2.x, and are also in FreeBSD ftp://ekf2.vsb.cz/pub/linux/kernel/aic7xxx/ftp.teleport.com/ - European Linux mirror of Teleport site + Web sites + ------------------------------ + http://developer.redhat.com/aic7xxx/ + - Primary web site maintained by Doug Ledford. I haven't actually + put anything up yet....but I'm planning on it. This information + is put here as an add for the vapor page :) Dean W. Gehnert deang@teleport.com $Revision: 3.0 $ -Modified by Doug Ledford 1998 +Modified by Doug Ledford 1998-9 |