Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Jul 1999 12:12:56 -0500 (CDT) | From | "Andre M. Hedrick" <> | Subject | Re: Promise RAID (fwd) |
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This will darken your days to nights.......sorry.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 19:01:26 -0500 (CDT) From: "Andre M. Hedrick" <hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu> To: Mike Frisch <frisch@hcl.com> Cc: bobhitt@bscnet.com, linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu Subject: Re: Promise RAID
On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Mike Frisch wrote:
> > Promise's Senior Software Engineer (K^2), stated that they would not > > release the API to the upper misc.-bits of the card that controls the > > psuedo hardware raid of the FastTrak/DriveDefender/FastTrak66. > > The original poster did not state anything to that effect.
Who is the original poster? If they have any EMails to back their claim from Promise, I would like a copy so I can call (K^2) directly and ask him and the guys in Taiwan. Below is my proof that it is a NO-DEAL............the second is an empty olive twig............and nothing followed.
*********************** Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 14:59:34 -0800 From: Promise Technical Support <support@promise.com> To: "'Andre M. Hedrick'" <hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu> Cc: "'c@promise.com'" <c@promise.com> Subject: RE: FastTrak and Multi-CPU problems Parts/attachments: 1 Shown 92 lines Text 2 3.8 KB Application ----------------------------------------
I have submitted your bug report. Promise is not willing to release the necessary information to make a Linux driver for this card.
Matthew Hawk Promise Technical Support
<SNIP REPLIED JUNK>
*********************** Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 11:10:09 +0800 From: <deleted name>@promise.com.tw To: "'hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu'" <hedrick@Astro.Dyer.Vanderbilt.Edu> Cc: <deleted name>@promise.com.tw Subject: linux device driver
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Hi, Andre, How do you do ? My name is <deleted name>. I am <deleted name>'s colleague. I am puzzled how to program linux driver. Could i ask you a favor in some questions ? in Linux : Red Hat 5.x 1. What library ( .o .a .so .... ) is default library in linux ? 2. How to know functions which use in our source code mapping to which library that must be linked it ? ex: <linux/bios32.h> pcibios_find_device() ------> ??? .a Thanks!! Bast Regards <deleted name> ........ ========================================== ***********************
Andre Hedrick The Linux IDE guy
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