help with selecting a scsi controller

[n1pfc at isobutane.net]

It needs the SRM hack as well to boot tru64 / VMS on it (same for any
white box). IIRC it worked in 4.0F and 5.0 last I checked, although it has
been a while.

Kurt


On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Ricardo Ramos wrote:

> It doesnt work (in the 5305) with Tru64 4.0D
> 
> n1pfc at isobutane.net wrote:
> 
> >The *stock* UW SCSI card that comes in the 5300/5305 systems worked with 
> >the older versions of Tru64 and OpenVMS. It is a 53c875 based card.
> >
> >Kurt
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 7 Mar 2004, Ricardo Ramos wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>You use any scsi card (32 or 64 bits) that works/worked in an Alpha 
> >>system (Alpha Server, Alpha Station, Alpha Personal Workstation).
> >>There is a lot of scsi cards like these on Ebay.
> >>Try this link: 
> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3465487381&category=1244
> >>
> >>PS: Be careful with "white" systems (like Digital Server 5305, Alpha 
> >>Workstation X00*a*, etc); these machines has scsi cards that doesnt work 
> >>in Tru64 and OpenVMS OS.
> >>
> >>I hope it helps.
> >>
> >>Regards!
> >>
> >>Damien Dye wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>hi all
> >>>
> >>>am still looking for a controller for my machine.
> >>>since my machine has 64bit pci slots ( LX machine)
> >>>am looking for recommendations on any compatible 64bit cards.
> >>>
> >>>so far I've come up with this card
> >>>http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=2249
> >>>
> >>>could list members offer any nice an cheap card which are 64bit 
> >>>perferable which will work with my LX machine and linux 2.4.25 kernel
> >>>
> >>>thanks
> >>>-- 
> >>>Damien Dye
> >>>damiendye <AT> tiscali <dot> co <dot> uk
> >>>
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