[vox-tech] Installing Adaptec SCSI Card

[Tim Riley]

dugan@passwall.com wrote:

> AIC7000 support
>
> Covers many of the 29xx series... the 29 (two digits) is the important
> part, as the rest often described the bytespeed. Not sure if it still
> does anymore though...
>
> 2940 (40MB/sec), 2980 (80MB/sec), 29160 (160MB/sec)
>
> I do have a 2980, 29160 and both use the AIC7xxx linux driver...
>

It finally works. The lesson learned is that adding the driver
didn't stick across rebooting. So following was added in /etc/rc.d/rc.local:
modprobe aic7xxx

Thanks to all who responded and to rod@sunsetsystems.com for
supplying the SCSI Card and drive.

>
> HTH
>
> -ME
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> On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 02:52:36PM -0700, Tim Riley wrote:
> > Hi LUGOD,
> >
> > Has anyone installed the Adaptec SCSI Controler model 29160?
> > What device driver did you have to add?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Tim Riley
> >
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