From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: To: Richard Hirst Cc: Thibaut VARENE , parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Making SYM2 default SYM-SCSI driver instead of SYM1 In-Reply-To: Message from Richard Hirst of "Sun, 15 Sep 2002 08:17:16 BST." <20020915071716.GD20720@sleepie.demon.co.uk> References: <3D8212E7.6000609@esiee.fr> <20020913190929.8F8084829@dsl2.external.hp.com> <20020915071716.GD20720@sleepie.demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 08:35:49 -0600 From: Grant Grundler Message-Id: <20020915143549.77723482A@dsl2.external.hp.com> 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: Richard Hirst wrote: > I don't think that is relevant. SYM1 and SYM2 both only drive 53c8xx > chips (and newer, 53c1010, etc). SYM1 didn't drive some of the nearly > 53c810 chips (iirc), and you needed ncr53c8xx.c to drive those. Ah ok. my bad. I thought sym1 drove 53c720 but that's wrong. Someone might consider porting the PDC_INITIATOR support to ncr53c8xx. Should be a cut/paste from sym1 or sym2 driver. > So, in theory, chnaging to CONFIG_SCSI_SYM53C8XX_2 for all configs > shouldn't upset anyone. SYM1 and SYM2 both only drive PCI chips, so > that makes the change irrelevant to earlier boxes anyway. OK - I've been using sym2 on both c3k and A500. I'm comfortable with it. Sounds like I should use it on B180 as well. Thanks for clarification richard! grant