From: "christophe barbé" <christophe.barbe@online.fr>
To: John Gluck <jgluckca@home.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Question: Adaptec AIC7xxx support
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 20:37:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011108203718.B505@online.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3BEAC679.A80ACBAC@home.com>
In-Reply-To: <3BEAC679.A80ACBAC@home.com>
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On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 12:52:57PM -0500, John Gluck wrote:
> Hi
>
> I configuring the kernel, there is a option "Build adapter firmware with
> Kernel build". There is no help for this. It's obvious that it build
> firmware but is it installed in the adapter automagically ???
IIRC the kernel comes with an already built firmware. This option allows
you to rebuild it from source. You certainly not need it.
>
> I also wonder why the reset delay is 15000 Msec. It used to be 5000
> Msec. I've usually set it to that without nasty results. I just wonder
> what the reasoning is behind such a long delay.
This is a drawback of single driver for multiple cards. Good cards
suffer to enable the driver to support bad ones.
> TIA
>
> John
cab.
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-08 19:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-11-08 17:52 Question: Adaptec AIC7xxx support John Gluck
2001-11-08 19:37 ` christophe barbé [this message]
2001-11-08 20:06 ` Justin T. Gibbs
2001-11-08 21:45 ` christophe barbé
2001-11-08 21:56 ` Justin T. Gibbs
2001-11-08 20:05 ` Justin T. Gibbs
2001-11-08 21:08 ` John Gluck
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