Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 Driver
To: Markus Illenseer <markus@tiger.teuto.de>
From: Neil J. McRae <neil@demon.net>
List: current-users
Date: 01/01/1996 21:56:53
>
> Neil J. McRae wrote:
> > #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_ADAPTEC_2940 0x71789004ul
> >
> > to become
> >
> > #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_ADAPTEC_2940 0x81789004ul
>
> I have a bad feeling about this. Currently there are 4 different (!)
> Adaptec 2940 PCI Adaptors on the market. With 4 different Firmware (some
> have SCAM-features, others dont), at least 3 different IDs and 4 different
> PCBs (newer ones have automatic termination).
>
> All I can suggest is to add the IDs, but not replace them. This of course
> would require to change the sources in a more complicated way.
>
Yes, This is what I was getting at, When I posted I was merely asking for
information if anyone else had done this and if it had any sideeffects,
which it hasn't on the systems that we used.
Neil
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