Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!samsung!mips!atha!aunro!ukma!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!bgsuvax!gantzm From: gantzm@gantz.bowlgreen.oh.us (gantzm) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386 Subject: AT&T SysV Rel 4.0 - SCSI Complaints Message-ID: Date: 9 May 91 19:15:36 GMT Organization: Michael L. Gantz - Consultant Lines: 37 This is mainly directed to people who work for AT&T or have "AWESOME" knowledge about AT&T programmer & management types. I have purchased AT&T System V Release 4.0 (2.1) for use with SCSI drives. Well guess what,, this system will only work with AT&T SCSI controllers and AT&T hard drives. Does anybody know why this is?? My dealer has been spending much time on the phone with AT&T reps. He has received two responses from AT&T: 1. Yep thats right, and it will only get worse. 2. And I quote... "That's Bullshit." Well it seems even AT&T can't decide what to do here. Well if you know what the future outcome of this situation might be, please let me know. Or, if you work for AT&T and are working on the code what is going on here??? I know the AT&T contoller is basically a Western Digital(which I currently have) controller with AT&T mods. For a few specific reasons I would like to run the AT&T code, but if they can't fix this, well, who knows then. I realize that if I can get my hands on some ST-506 boot disks I can rebuild the kernel using the Columbia Data Products drivers. This would work but it costs more money and is a real pain in the ass. Don't really mean to waste bandwidth with my personal AT&T complaints, but my dealer doesn't know what to do either. Thanks in advance... BTW: I don't know for sure if I can get a set of ST-506 boot disks. 2nd BTW: Just so you don't think I'm really stupid here the AT&T manual does not say anywhere that you need AT&T equipment. As a metter of fact it tells you to get a Western Digital controller.. I give up... ---- Michael L. Gantz | gantzm@gantz.bowlgreen.oh.us 213 Napoleon Rd. | osu-cis!bgsuvax!gantz!gantzm Bowling Green, Oh 43402 | Mellon! I had only to speak the Elvish word for (419) 353-5029 | friend and the doors opened. - J.R.R. Tolkien