spec2@foxvax5.UUCP (W.R. Brown ) (09/12/85)
I am looking for a SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) bus device driver that runs on Intel 8086 processors running any of the popular Unix-like opsys (Venix/Xenix/PC-IX). Can anyone provide me with a pointer to such a beast? If not that, how about a reference to "good" documentation on how to write such a beast. Thanks in advance. Warren -- Warren Brown Dept. 350 ...!cybvax0!foxvax5!spec2 The Foxboro Company (617) 549-2888 Foxboro, MA 02035 -- -- Warren Brown Dept. 350 ...!cybvax0!foxvax5!spec2 The Foxboro Company (617) 549-2888 Foxboro, MA 02035
ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (09/18/85)
> I am looking for a SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) > bus device driver that runs on Intel 8086 processors running > any of the popular Unix-like opsys (Venix/Xenix/PC-IX). > I have written SCSI drivers for a couple of different Host Adapters. SCSI is easy and straight forward and it is trivial to modify any UNIX disk driver to use it. However, the hard part is dealing with the HOST ADAPTER, which is why it took me forever to get things going. The host adapter code is very specific to whichever one you have. -Ron
jb@terak.UUCP (John Blalock) (09/18/85)
> > I am looking for a SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface) > > bus device driver that runs on Intel 8086 processors running > > any of the popular Unix-like opsys (Venix/Xenix/PC-IX). > > > I have written SCSI drivers for a couple of different Host Adapters. > SCSI is easy and straight forward and it is trivial to modify any > UNIX disk driver to use it. However, the hard part is dealing with > the HOST ADAPTER, which is why it took me forever to get things going. > The host adapter code is very specific to whichever one you have. > Also, there are differences in SCSI controllers ("vendor options") that may have to be taken into account in your driver. How one specifies drive type, step rates, etc. in not uniformly consistent between controllers. John Blalock, W7AAY uucp: ...{amd,decvax,hao,ihnp4,seismo}!noao!terak!jb phone: (602) 998-4800 us mail: CalComp Display Products Division (formerly Terak Corp.) 14151 N. 76th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85260