From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751437AbWBQVid (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:38:33 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161153AbWBQVid (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:38:33 -0500 Received: from mail.bmts.com ([216.183.128.202]:33989 "EHLO mail.bmts.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751588AbWBQVic (ORCPT ); Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:38:32 -0500 Message-ID: <43F64255.2080104@bmts.com> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:38:29 -0500 From: C Shore User-Agent: Debian Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20051002) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Free Hardware: Compaq RA4100 with drives, and Compaq 64-bit PCI 66 MHz Fibre Channel Card X-Enigmail-Version: 0.91.0.0 OpenPGP: id=BD8DBB54 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have a compaq ra4100 RAID rack mount enclosure with 6 18.2 GB 7200 rpm drives, a compaq 64-bit pci 66 MHz fibre channel card, and a fibre channel cable. These work with NT, but sadly are not supported in recent 2.4 kernels (older than 2.4.19 apparently works, but I've not used that old a kernel) or 2.6 kernel. The driver that hp made open source is called cpqfc, but fails to work. I'd like to support kernel development, and I don't know anything about driver programming in linux, or the fibre channel protocol, and while I feel confident I could learn the necessary skills to update the driver (or preferably split the driver up so the ra4100 could be used with fibre channel cards other than the compaq one), I have other projects that are higher priority for me. Therefore, if you mail me off-list, and can provide some verifiable bona fides, and indicate that you will work on making this hardware work with a modern kernel, I will ship the hardware to you for free (to most of Canada, and continental US; the beast is *heavy* and that will be expensive enough). I do require some sort of proof that you're not just planning on taking the drives. An email saying 'please send the drives, I will work on a driver' is therefore insufficient; include references please. I am not subscribed, so any mail on this subject should be sent directly to me, or at least cc'd. Thanks, Daniel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD9kJVeVDHer2Nu1QRAmcpAJsH0kKitm9HZxeGIS8HdgRicsVV4ACdHRaS pKFSWHRDOeMn68f60sYUvnM= =sBiF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----