From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from beavis.ybsoft.com (bradetich.net [209.161.7.161]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A37BB486F for ; Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:22:24 -0700 (MST) Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] FC driver? From: Ryan Bradetich To: Grant Grundler Cc: Jan-Benedict Glaw , parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org In-Reply-To: <20030317161445.GA31378@dsl2.external.hp.com> References: <3E68A12A00002910@ocpmta3.freegates.net> <20030317111801.GF17073@lug-owl.de> <20030317161445.GA31378@dsl2.external.hp.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1047918143.14507.18.camel@beavis.ybsoft.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: 17 Mar 2003 09:22:23 -0700 Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Mon, 2003-03-17 at 09:14, Grant Grundler wrote: > On Mon, Mar 17, 2003 at 12:18:01PM +0100, Jan-Benedict Glaw wrote: > > So your device is called "PCI_DEVICE_ID_HP_TACHYON". > > Please don't ever call a TachLite (TL) devices "Tachyon". > Tachyon (5000) was the first FC chip made by HP (now Agilent) > and was a nightmare to program. TachLite (5100/5166) > had a simpler programming model and fewer bugs. TachLite XL2 > chips (5200) use the same programming model. > > > > See, it's quite easy to see if a PCI card seems to be supported:-) > > Yes, but sometimes it's easier to start with "lspci -n" output. > > cpqfc code suggests it supports all Tachlite HBAs. > But it depends on GBIC/HBA configuration and HPUX folks haven't > been interested in making cpqfc work with their XL2 HBA. > Jes Sorensen/Martin Petersen did get older (5100/5166) TL HBAs > from HP working with cpqfc driver. On parisc? I've had trouble with it running on my C200. Maybe it is time to try it again. I know Jes and Martin worked on it for i386.. Thanks, - Ryan > grant > _______________________________________________ > parisc-linux mailing list > parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org > http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux -- Ryan Bradetich