[comp.sys.sun] block device scsi driver

will@presto.ig.com (Will Nelson) (05/25/90)

In article <7850@brazos.Rice.edu>, pdg@cs.uow.oz.au (Peter Gray) writes:
> Does anybody out there have a block device SCSI driver for SUNOS they
> would be willing to share as an example? Most of the documentation from
> SUN seems to assume a character device.

You may want to try SUN consulting services.  They offer various device
drivers for optical disk drives, including a SCSI Driver Starter Kit.
Their number is (415) 336-2438. The SUN Sales Office in Australia is (02)
413 2666.

As for the jukebox, you might try Cygnet Systems in San Jose.  Their
number is (408) 954-1800. They have software that is called JIMS, the
jukebox interface management system.` This allows the application writer
to access the individual volumes (one side of a two-sided platter) without
worrying where the volume currently is, what its orientation is, etc.

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kevin@corp.sun.com (Kevin Sheehan {Consulting Poster Child}) (05/26/90)

In article <8153@brazos.Rice.edu> will@presto.ig.com (Will Nelson) writes:
>> Does anybody out there have a block device SCSI driver for SUNOS they
>> would be willing to share as an example? Most of the documentation from
>> SUN seems to assume a character device.

It does - documenting block drivers was a gray area in source licensing
issues, so we just documented what we knew we could.

>You may want to try SUN consulting services.  They offer various device
>drivers for optical disk drives, including a SCSI Driver Starter Kit.
>Their number is (415) 336-2438. The SUN Sales Office in Australia is (02)
>413 2666.

Sorry for commercial info, I just want to get this right - we have
skeleton SCSI/SCSA drivers, SCSI target drivers of various flavors, and
some third party drivers for sale as Specials.  You can send mail to
consult-info@sun.com for datasheets and a list of our products.

The number to call is 415-336-2400 in the US, or contact your local sales
critter for info.  If they can't help, by all means call us.

Kevin Sheehan
Sun Microsystems
kevin@sun.com