From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263625AbTL2SZ4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:25:56 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263637AbTL2SZ4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:25:56 -0500 Received: from 64-60-248-67.cust.telepacific.net ([64.60.248.67]:4637 "EHLO mx.rackable.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263625AbTL2SZy (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:25:54 -0500 Message-ID: <3FF071B1.6010202@rackable.com> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 10:25:53 -0800 From: Samuel Flory User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Leon Toh CC: Linux Mailing List Subject: Re: Adaptec/DPT I2O Option Omitted From Linux 2.6.0 Kernel Configuration Tool References: <6.0.1.1.2.20031227093632.0229afe8@wheresmymailserver.com> <3FEF721D.7020405@rackable.com> <6.0.1.1.2.20031229201602.021feec0@mail.optusnet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.2.20031229201602.021feec0@mail.optusnet.com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Dec 2003 18:25:53.0629 (UTC) FILETIME=[318D08D0:01C3CE39] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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. -- There is no such thing as obsolete hardware. Merely hardware that other people don't want. (The Second Rule of Hardware Acquisition) Sam Flory