Re: Adaptec/DPT I2O Option Omitted From Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Configuration Tool

[Samuel Flory <sflory@rackable.com>]

Leon Toh wrote:
>  At 11:15 AM 29/12/2003, Samuel Flory wrote:
> 
> 
> How broken is the driver than ? What are the implication's if the driver 
> is left as it is for now ?
> 

   It doesn't compile at all.  If it's not fixed your only other option 
is the generic i2o driver.

>> It doesn't even compile in 2.4 for a number of archs like amd64.
> 
> 
> This driver was initially intended only for i386 arch. Furthermore at 
> that time when this driver was finalized amd64 wasn't available.

   My point is that the driver isn't very portable.

> 
>>   A while back  a bunch of people (including myself) raised the 
>> concern through various channels with adaptec.  In theroy someone at 
>> adaptec is working on it, but there was not an ETA.
> 
> 
> If you have happen to have a list of issues with this current driver 
> together with supporting information to back up those claims, please 
> forward them to so that I can escalate those issues into Adaptec via the 
> appropriate communication channel. I happen to have a number of 
> contact's within Adaptec myself.
> 
> By the way I've hack the script file to make Adaptec I2O Option to 
> appear in Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Configuration tool. Currently I'm now in 
> the middle of recompiling the kernel using current dpti2o driver support 
> but haven't got to the dpti2o driver yet.

   You might want to hold off on doing a lot of work for a bit.  I think 
there was a beta driver that was being passed around.

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