Hello again,
In a nutshell: It doesn't work because the GLM driver is designed for a
SymBios Logic 53c875 chip, even though the NCR810 is a subset of the
Symbios controller chip.
Some people pointed out that I should go for a wide->narrow SCSI adapter
on the second SCSI bus. However, this is something I want to avoid because
I already have an external wide disk on the second bus and I prefer to
have a separate narrow SCSI bus for peripherals like CD-ROMs, CD-Writers
and DAT Streamer and the like. They can be easily moved around in the
running system when there's no disk on the bus.
In any case: I'll try to find a cheap SymBios controller here with a
53c875 chip and hope that it'll work.
Thanks to all people who replied.
Tom
Here's my original posting.
On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Thomas Leitner wrote:
>
> We got a new Sun today. The machine is based on an UltraAXI board with a
> 440MHz CPU. It already has two ultra/wide SCSI controllers on-board. For
> connecting old fast/narrow devices, I though it might be a good idea to
> add a third SCSI controller.
>
> Short question: I got an old NCR-810 based controller here. It does not
> have a BIOS. Will this controller work in the Sun? Is it supported by
> both, the boot prom and Solaris 7 ?
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