Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 28 Mar 1999 13:50:10 +0100 | From | Daniel Silverstone <> | Subject | Re: Problems with ncr53c8xx SCSI driver |
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As I can't get 2.0.36 to compile at the moment (I think I have broken my tree) I am trying compiling 2.2.4 with the 2.0.36 ncr* drivers.
The strange thing is that it seems to work for mount(ing) cd-roms and transferring the data off them, but it resets the bus if I have more than one CD-ROM on, and switch between them!
I'll let everyone know how I get on.
(I have put the Yamaha CDRW on the bus, again, works in 'doze, not under 2.2.4)
I want to get this resolved - it's annoying to say the least.
Gerard Roudier wrote: > > All ncr53c8xx/sym53c8xx driver revisions I have made available are > intended to be source compatible for linux-2.0.36/37 and 2.2.x, and only a > few revisions were not so. What you want to check when A+B does not work > for you, is to give a try to A+B' or/and A'+B and report what combinations > does not work for you and what does. > > So, you may give a try to: > > - linux-2.0.36 + driver files of linux-2.2.3 (A+B') > (linux/drivers/scsi/ncr53c8xx.[ch]) > > You also can try the latest material available for the driver. It may > takes a non negligible time for new _ready_ driver material to go into the > kernels main-stream, despite the fact that I delay new versions long > enough to ensure that the new code is safe. The resulting large patches > are sometime delayed by kernel main-stream maintainers (stable and > latest), for the reason they are large, although the code have been > heavily tested. Btw, I understand perfectly kernel maintainers, given all > the broken patches they often are provided with and I cannot change that. > > The latest material is in the following directory: > ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/roudier/misc-stuff/ > Files are: > ncr-8xx-896-bundle-for-linux-2.0.36.patch.gz > ncr-8xx-896-bundle-for-linux-2.0.37-pre8.patch.gz > ncr-8xx-896-bundle-for-linux-2.2.3.patch.gz > > I will set-up a new tree for the new driver packaging today and also > provide driver object modules in the future. (New packaging = > ncr53c8xx+sym53c8xx bundle).
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