davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) (12/19/89)
A group here has an interesting problem. They have some hardware which requires a SCSI interface. They have to control it with a 386 box running an AT type controller. Because the AT type controller is built into the system replacing it is not an option. We are looking for a good solution to the problem. The one we would like is to get a SCSI driver which runs with standard Xenix. The alternative is either adding an AT driver to the GT version, or ignoring the AT controller and supplied ESDI drive to use a SCSI drive off the controller we have to include anyway. Obviously scrapping something we have to buy is not a really good cost move, so we want to keep the ESDI drive and just run our magic peripherals off the SCSI controller. I would like to hear from anyone who has done this, or anything like it. We can not qualify other hardware for the system and still meet delivery schedules, and I can't give much more in the way of details about just WHAT we are going to do with this setup. It's not military, just proprietary for now. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon
neese@adaptex.UUCP (12/19/89)
> A group here has an interesting problem. They have some hardware which >requires a SCSI interface. They have to control it with a 386 box >running an AT type controller. Because the AT type controller is built >into the system replacing it is not an option. > > We are looking for a good solution to the problem. The one we would >like is to get a SCSI driver which runs with standard Xenix. The >alternative is either adding an AT driver to the GT version, or ignoring >the AT controller and supplied ESDI drive to use a SCSI drive off the >controller we have to include anyway. > > Obviously scrapping something we have to buy is not a really good cost >move, so we want to keep the ESDI drive and just run our magic >peripherals off the SCSI controller. > > I would like to hear from anyone who has done this, or anything like >it. We can not qualify other hardware for the system and still meet >delivery schedules, and I can't give much more in the way of details >about just WHAT we are going to do with this setup. It's not military, >just proprietary for now. Bill, I think I understand what you are saying, so here goes. The SCSI adapter can coexist with the AT ESDI controller with SCO 2.3GT. The SCSI devices become the slave devices and you must boot off the ESDI drive. But other than that, it sounds like this will solve your problem, that is if I understand you correctly. Roy Neese Adaptec Central Field Applications Engineer UUCP @ {texbell,attctc}!cpe!adaptex!neese merch!adaptex!neese uunet!swbatl!texbell!merch!adaptex!neese
jca@pnet01.cts.com (John C. Archambeau) (12/24/89)
davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) writes: > > A group here has an interesting problem. They have some hardware which >requires a SCSI interface. They have to control it with a 386 box >running an AT type controller. Because the AT type controller is built >into the system replacing it is not an option. > > We are looking for a good solution to the problem. The one we would >like is to get a SCSI driver which runs with standard Xenix. The >alternative is either adding an AT driver to the GT version, or ignoring >the AT controller and supplied ESDI drive to use a SCSI drive off the >controller we have to include anyway. > > Obviously scrapping something we have to buy is not a really good cost >move, so we want to keep the ESDI drive and just run our magic >peripherals off the SCSI controller. > > I would like to hear from anyone who has done this, or anything like >it. We can not qualify other hardware for the system and still meet >delivery schedules, and I can't give much more in the way of details >about just WHAT we are going to do with this setup. It's not military, >just proprietary for now. If you're talking about the embedded AT hard drive controller such as the one that's in the ALR PowerFlex, yes, SCO Xenix should work with it. All of ALR's machines are certified by SCO to work with their Unix and Xenix products, so in a nutshell the embedded AT controller is supported. // JCA /* **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* ** Flames : /dev/null | My opinions are exactly that, ** ARPANET : crash!pnet01!jca@nosc.mil | mine. Bill Gates couldn't buy ** INTERNET: jca@pnet01.cts.com | it, but he could rent it. :) ** UUCP : {nosc ucsd hplabs!hd-sdd}!crash!pnet01!jca **--------------------------------------------------------------------------* */