From: ianj@citrus.SAC.CA.US ( Ian Justman ) Subject: Re: Linux on ESDI-drive? Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1993 16:58:15 GMT
jhallen@world.std.com (Joseph H Allen) writes:
: I'm using it right now. ESDI, IDE, and original AT MFM/RLL all look the
: same as far as the software.
However, I have seen an ESDI controller with a ROM on it.
: SCSI is the weird one, but Linux supports it.
That's true, too, but there are some dedicated folks out there writing code
for the various controllers out there.
: The only thing that definately won't work is an 8-bit XT controller.
I must beg to differ with you on this one. Pat Mackinlay and I are hard
at work on driver code for this one. I've got a WD1002A-WX1 working here
just fine. As far as boot drives are concerned, I haven't tried it.
-- Born to void warranties! ianj@ijpc.UUCP