yen@lever.com (Chien Yen) (02/08/91)
I am looking for the source for SunOs SCSI driver. Currently, we (people in Ampex) are developing new peripherials using SCSI II specs. Since SunOS "st" driver doesn't support SCSI-II or media exchange commands, we have to create own own driver or modify a existing one. If someone can provide me the sample source of SunOS SCSI driver or indicate to me the place which I can find one, or show me how to write one, It will be great help to me. Thanks in advance. I can be reached in (415)367-3789 or at uunet!ampex!yench. chien
cnh5730@calvin.tamu.edu (Chuck Herrick) (02/09/91)
In article <487@lever.com> yen@lever.com (Chien Yen) writes:
I am looking for the source for SunOs SCSI driver.
if you get this without paying Sun, it could be considered theft.
You should contact Sun about purchase of the source if you are really
serious about this.
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to any of the many people for whom I work. Who they are is irrelevant.mjacob@wonky.Eng.Sun.COM (Matt Jacob) (02/09/91)
No- we don't distribute source, per se, unless you buy a source license. The exception to this with respect to SCSI, is that if you are developing target drivers, we do make available documentation (for free) on the Sun Common SCSI Architecture (both an Architecture Guide and an Implementation Guide are available: contact Bob Snively (snively@sun.com) or Bob Williamson (rrw@sun.com) for these documents), *and* Sun Consulting sells a SIP sample SCSI driver (compliant with SCSA). I don't know how extortionate the SIP driver is, but I suggest that if you are just doing a target driver, take a look at the documentation (which, last I checked, had some sample code in it- not a full driver, but most of a sample block device driver), put that together with the SunOS "Writing Device Drivers" manual, and see if that won't get you most of the way toward what you want to do. -matt jacob
hue@island.COM (Pond Scum) (02/10/91)
In article <487@lever.com> yen@lever.com (Chien Yen) writes: >I am looking for the source for SunOs SCSI driver. >Currently, we (people in Ampex) are developing new peripherials using SCSI >II specs. Since SunOS "st" driver doesn't support SCSI-II or media exchange >commands, we have to create own own driver or modify a existing one. >If someone can provide me the sample source of SunOS SCSI driver or indicate >to me the place which I can find one, or show me how to write one, It will be >great help to me. You should subscribe to the Sun Common SCSI Architecture mailing list. Send your subscription request to scsa-request@island.com, submissions to scsa@island.com. There are people there who can answer your questions. There's even a complete SCSA driver in the archives to control a TEAC SCSI floppy. If your target is a SPARCstation, there's probably a good chance you can plug your driver into SCSA, if not, you might be able to buy a consulting special from Sun to provide SCSA on non-SPARCstations. -- "It reminds me of how in the computer industry they use the word 'user', which to them means 'idiot'" -Dave Barry Jonathan Hue, Senior Troublemaker Island Grapics Corp. Graphic Arts Division 4000 Civic Center Drive San Rafael, CA {uunet,sun}!island!hue hue@island.com