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Monday 18 July 2005
 Number  1148
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Subjects for today
 
1  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
2  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
3  Re:  DAC960 Setup : rdagen at videotron.ca
4  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
5  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
6  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
7  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
8  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
9  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
10  Re:  DAC960 Setup : Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
11   [Fwd: IBM reads the last rites over OS/2] : Terry <tpkemp at tpg dot com dot au>
12  Re:  [Fwd: IBM reads the last rites over OS/2] : Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
13  Re:  [Fwd: IBM reads the last rites over OS/2] : madodel at ptdprolog dot net

**= Email   1 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 06:53:58 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:28:52 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Hi Chris,
>
>I'm a little confused. I believe DAC960's are the chips used on certain 
>Raid cards. Mylex, IBM, HP, Compaq etc.
>
>I would expect the simplest way to configure the arrays you require 
>would be with a bootable support diskette, which one will depend upon 
>who has made these cards.

I have two Mylex DAC960PD's. From what I can tell they are running the
latest firmware/bios available but I don't have the setup disks etc. Hence
my problem.

I have the serveraids all working fine. I just cann't do the same for the
960.

-Chris

>I'd also suggest you look for the latest firmware available for the 
>cards and then also the drivers OF THE SAME VERSION to work with this 
>firmware. Old IBM Serveraid cards were very sensitive to mismatch of 
>versions between card firmware and driver levl, leading in some cases to 
>loss of data from the array.
>
>Once configured using the diskette, you'll need to manage the array 
>using the appropriate, OS specific Raid management program. In the case 
>of IBM ServeRaid, it's ServeRaid manager and the latest version is Java 
>based to run cross-platform. You can use a later version of the manager 
>code, it's just the OS driver and card firmware that have to be in sync.
>
>Some early ServeRaid cards also had a "mini-config" program built into 
>their bios that you could enter by pressing CTRL+I when the cards bios 
>was loading. Some models allowed the deletion and creation of arrays in 
>this Mini-config program, other versions of the card only allowed you to 
>view the existing configuration.
>
>Cheers/2
>
>Ed.
>
>
>Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:
>
>>Hi All,
>>	I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the
>>ServeRAID's that I've got.
>>
>>	The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has
>>current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array.
>>
>>	The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to
>>build the array.
>>
>>	The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is
>>swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called
>>dacadm.exe.
>>

>> 

>>
>>  
>>

> 

>

-Chris

WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA


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**= Email   2 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:50:26 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

Who makes the DAC960 cards ?

Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:

>On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:28:52 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Hi Chris,
>>
>>I'm a little confused. I believe DAC960's are the chips used on certain 
>>Raid cards. Mylex, IBM, HP, Compaq etc.
>>
>>I would expect the simplest way to configure the arrays you require 
>>would be with a bootable support diskette, which one will depend upon 
>>who has made these cards.
>>    
>>
>
>I have two Mylex DAC960PD's. From what I can tell they are running the
>latest firmware/bios available but I don't have the setup disks etc. Hence
>my problem.
>
>I have the serveraids all working fine. I just cann't do the same for the
>960.
>
>-Chris
>
>  
>
>>I'd also suggest you look for the latest firmware available for the 
>>cards and then also the drivers OF THE SAME VERSION to work with this 
>>firmware. Old IBM Serveraid cards were very sensitive to mismatch of 
>>versions between card firmware and driver levl, leading in some cases to 
>>loss of data from the array.
>>
>>Once configured using the diskette, you'll need to manage the array 
>>using the appropriate, OS specific Raid management program. In the case 
>>of IBM ServeRaid, it's ServeRaid manager and the latest version is Java 
>>based to run cross-platform. You can use a later version of the manager 
>>code, it's just the OS driver and card firmware that have to be in sync.
>>
>>Some early ServeRaid cards also had a "mini-config" program built into 
>>their bios that you could enter by pressing CTRL+I when the cards bios 
>>was loading. Some models allowed the deletion and creation of arrays in 
>>this Mini-config program, other versions of the card only allowed you to 
>>view the existing configuration.
>>
>>Cheers/2
>>
>>Ed.
>>
>>
>>Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Hi All,
>>>	I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the
>>>ServeRAID's that I've got.
>>>
>>>	The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has
>>>current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array.
>>>
>>>	The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to
>>>build the array.
>>>
>>>	The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is
>>>swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called
>>>dacadm.exe.
>>>

>>>

>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>

>>

>>
>>    
>>
>
>-Chris
>
>WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
>Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
>FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
>Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA
>
>

> 

>
>  
>
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**= Email   3 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:09:23 -0400
From:  rdagen at videotron.ca
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

Mylex made these cards for some IBM servers (3xx series and 7xx series): I have a 310 model and a 710 server with these cards

Ray Dagenais
Montreal

----- Original Message -----
From: Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Date: Sunday, July 17, 2005 5:50 pm
Subject: Re:  DAC960 Setup

> Who makes the DAC960 cards ?
> 
> 

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**= Email   4 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:50:08 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

OK, we need to be careful here. the original ServeRAID cards (v1 & v2) 
used Mylex cards with IBM modified Bios on them. They needed a different 
driver than, for example, Windoze NT autosensed. NT would install the 
Mylex driver and about 2 hours after one finished the install, the 
system would blue screen !

So we still need to know who actually made the cards that Chris has - 
Mylex, IBM or someone else.

I know the PC Server 310, that was a PC 350 desktop with an Adaptec 
card, SCSI disk and updated bios - the bottom of the range at the time 
(but a very good system never the less). The PCS 710 - I think that's 
one of the HUGE systems using an Intel Motherboard isn't it - the one 
that preceeded the PC Server 7000, which was IBMs revised model that 
could be rack mounted - the Intel based models (whether from IBm or HP) 
were 20" wide and hence would not fit in a standard rack !

Cheers/2

Ed..

rdagen at videotron.ca wrote:

>Mylex made these cards for some IBM servers (3xx series and 7xx series): I have a 310 model and a 710 server with these cards
>
>Ray Dagenais
>Montreal
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
>Date: Sunday, July 17, 2005 5:50 pm
>Subject: Re:  DAC960 Setup
>
>  
>
>>Who makes the DAC960 cards ?
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>

> 

>
>  
>
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**= Email   5 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:46:40 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:50:26 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Who makes the DAC960 cards ?

Mylex.

Now defunct or owned by LSILogic.

Enter www.mylex dot com and you'll see what I mean.

-Chris

>Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:28:52 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Hi Chris,
>>>
>>>I'm a little confused. I believe DAC960's are the chips used on certain 
>>>Raid cards. Mylex, IBM, HP, Compaq etc.
>>>
>>>I would expect the simplest way to configure the arrays you require 
>>>would be with a bootable support diskette, which one will depend upon 
>>>who has made these cards.
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>I have two Mylex DAC960PD's. From what I can tell they are running the
>>latest firmware/bios available but I don't have the setup disks etc. Hence
>>my problem.
>>
>>I have the serveraids all working fine. I just cann't do the same for the
>>960.
>>
>>-Chris
>>
>>  
>>
>>>I'd also suggest you look for the latest firmware available for the 
>>>cards and then also the drivers OF THE SAME VERSION to work with this 
>>>firmware. Old IBM Serveraid cards were very sensitive to mismatch of 
>>>versions between card firmware and driver levl, leading in some cases to 
>>>loss of data from the array.
>>>
>>>Once configured using the diskette, you'll need to manage the array 
>>>using the appropriate, OS specific Raid management program. In the case 
>>>of IBM ServeRaid, it's ServeRaid manager and the latest version is Java 
>>>based to run cross-platform. You can use a later version of the manager 
>>>code, it's just the OS driver and card firmware that have to be in sync.
>>>
>>>Some early ServeRaid cards also had a "mini-config" program built into 
>>>their bios that you could enter by pressing CTRL+I when the cards bios 
>>>was loading. Some models allowed the deletion and creation of arrays in 
>>>this Mini-config program, other versions of the card only allowed you to 
>>>view the existing configuration.
>>>
>>>Cheers/2
>>>
>>>Ed.
>>>
>>>
>>>Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>>Hi All,
>>>>	I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the
>>>>ServeRAID's that I've got.
>>>>
>>>>	The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has
>>>>current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array.
>>>>
>>>>	The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to
>>>>build the array.
>>>>
>>>>	The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is
>>>>swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called
>>>>dacadm.exe.
>>>>
>
>>>>
>
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>      
>>>>

>>>

>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>-Chris
>>
>>WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
>>Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
>>FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
>>Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA
>>
>>

>> 

>>
>>  
>>

> 

>

-Chris

WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA



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**= Email   6 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:20:42 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

Ok, in that case I think you need DAC_CFG from 
http://www.lsilogic dot com/downloads/license.do?id=2000&did=4669&pid=4565

Cheers/2

Ed.

Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:

>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 07:50:26 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Who makes the DAC960 cards ?
>>    
>>
>
>Mylex.
>
>Now defunct or owned by LSILogic.
>
>Enter www.mylex dot com and you'll see what I mean.
>
>-Chris
>
>  
>
>>Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:28:52 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Hi Chris,
>>>>
>>>>I'm a little confused. I believe DAC960's are the chips used on certain 
>>>>Raid cards. Mylex, IBM, HP, Compaq etc.
>>>>
>>>>I would expect the simplest way to configure the arrays you require 
>>>>would be with a bootable support diskette, which one will depend upon 
>>>>who has made these cards.
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>I have two Mylex DAC960PD's. From what I can tell they are running the
>>>latest firmware/bios available but I don't have the setup disks etc. Hence
>>>my problem.
>>>
>>>I have the serveraids all working fine. I just cann't do the same for the
>>>960.
>>>
>>>-Chris
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I'd also suggest you look for the latest firmware available for the 
>>>>cards and then also the drivers OF THE SAME VERSION to work with this 
>>>>firmware. Old IBM Serveraid cards were very sensitive to mismatch of 
>>>>versions between card firmware and driver levl, leading in some cases to 
>>>>loss of data from the array.
>>>>
>>>>Once configured using the diskette, you'll need to manage the array 
>>>>using the appropriate, OS specific Raid management program. In the case 
>>>>of IBM ServeRaid, it's ServeRaid manager and the latest version is Java 
>>>>based to run cross-platform. You can use a later version of the manager 
>>>>code, it's just the OS driver and card firmware that have to be in sync.
>>>>
>>>>Some early ServeRaid cards also had a "mini-config" program built into 
>>>>their bios that you could enter by pressing CTRL+I when the cards bios 
>>>>was loading. Some models allowed the deletion and creation of arrays in 
>>>>this Mini-config program, other versions of the card only allowed you to 
>>>>view the existing configuration.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers/2
>>>>
>>>>Ed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>	I've just picked up two DAC960's from eBay in addition to the
>>>>>ServeRAID's that I've got.
>>>>>
>>>>>	The problem is that the IBM support site is very good and has
>>>>>current documents on how to set up and manage your raid array.
>>>>>
>>>>>	The problem with the DAC that I can not find anything on how to
>>>>>build the array.
>>>>>
>>>>>	The latest software that I can get from mylex (now LSI) is
>>>>>swkit108.exe, which has the same 1998 driver in it and a program called
>>>>>dacadm.exe.
>>>>>
>>
>>>>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>>>          
>>>>>
>
>>>>
>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>-Chris
>>>
>>>WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
>>>Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
>>>FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
>>>Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA
>>>
>>>

>>>

>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>>      
>>>

>>

>>
>>    
>>
>
>-Chris
>
>WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
>Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
>FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
>Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA
>
>
>

> 

>
>  
>
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**= Email   7 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:27:07 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:50:08 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>OK, we need to be careful here. the original ServeRAID cards (v1 & v2)

Now we don't, you just need to read what I said.

I have a Mylex DAC960 Raid card. Period. This has an Intel i960 RISC
processor on it, hence the 960 in it's name. It uses Symbios Logic 53C720
SCSI controller chips on it.

This is not to be confused with the IBM ServeRAID cards that I have that
use an embedded PowerPC 403 on it. It uses Adaptec 7880 SCSI controller
chips on it.

I can and have sucessfully set up and configured and continue to run arrays
off of the IBM ServeRaid Cards.

I am unable to do the same for the Mylex cards and are seeking help in
doing so.

NT or DOS was my next step it playing.

-Chris

>used Mylex cards with IBM modified Bios on them. They needed a different 
>driver than, for example, Windoze NT autosensed. NT would install the 
>Mylex driver and about 2 hours after one finished the install, the 
>system would blue screen !
>
>So we still need to know who actually made the cards that Chris has - 
>Mylex, IBM or someone else.
>
>I know the PC Server 310, that was a PC 350 desktop with an Adaptec 
>card, SCSI disk and updated bios - the bottom of the range at the time 
>(but a very good system never the less). The PCS 710 - I think that's 
>one of the HUGE systems using an Intel Motherboard isn't it - the one 

That would be the PC Server 704. Yes it it huge and very heavy. I have two.
The enclosure of 12 SCA SCSI disks is unbeatable. :-) I have the first
ServeRAID in the 704.

>that preceeded the PC Server 7000, which was IBMs revised model that 
>could be rack mounted - the Intel based models (whether from IBm or HP) 
>were 20" wide and hence would not fit in a standard rack !

The 704 I have does (just).

-Chris

WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA


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**= Email   8 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:29:43 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:20:42 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Ok, in that case I think you need DAC_CFG from 
>http://www.lsilogic dot com/downloads/license.do?id=2000&did=4669&pid=4565

Ta. But forgive the stupid question, but what do I do with these:

Archive:  D:/DAC960/dac_cfg.exe
 Length  Method   Size  Ratio   Date    Time   CRC-32     Name ("^" ==>
case
 ------  ------   ----  -----   ----    ----   ------     ----  
conversion)
  10841  Implode   1768  84%  12-02-93  17:10  9d01073f  ^!mlx0070.cfg
   8667  Implode   1698  80%  12-02-93  17:12  36be8ae6  ^!mlx0071.cfg
   8591  Implode   1647  81%  12-02-93  17:11  931e1e28  ^!mlx0072.cfg
   7530  Implode   1638  78%  11-04-93  11:31  bf0b199c  ^!mlx0073.cfg
   6447  Implode   1600  75%  11-04-93  11:32  b5ac9493  ^!mlx0074.cfg
   8805  Implode   1612  82%  05-02-94  10:50  8e2d292a  ^!mlx0075.cfg
   7690  Implode   1568  80%  05-02-94  10:50  4193ca24  ^!mlx0076.cfg
   6592  Implode   1531  77%  05-02-94  10:49  d0fcae97  ^!mlx0077.cfg
 ------          ------  ---                              -------
  65163           13062  80%                              8




-Chris

WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA


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**= Email   9 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:08:40 +1000
From:  Ed Durrant <edurrant at bigpond dot net dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

It's not a stupid question - it's the wrong thing.

What you need is the configuration program for the card. This is often a 
dos bootable diskette - which I thought this was. This appears to be a 
collect of configuration files.

OK, As I said the very early IBM ServeRAID cards were modified Mylex 
cards, the later ServeRAID 3 (for example) started to use the PowerPC 
chips. I seem to think in the case of the IBM ServeRAID 2 card there is 
some text displayed at startup indicating that you can press a 
combination of keys to go into a mini-config (bios based) configuration 
program.

Does your Mylex card display such a prompt and when you do it, does it 
take you into a configuration program ?

These cards were definately intended for use under OS/2 so it must be 
possible to configure them without going to Windows NT. A Dos 
configuration utility is quite likley however.

You might want to download the latest firmware and drivers first - go to

http://www.lsilogic dot com/downloads/selectDownload.do

and select your particular DAC960 card from the list - there's 16 
possibilities.

I meant to ask before, what Interface bus do these cards have ? MCA ? 
EISA ? If it's MCA you'll need the relevant MCA configuration file as 
well of course.

Cheers/2

Ed.


Chris Graham [WarpSpeed] wrote:

>On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 19:20:42 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Ok, in that case I think you need DAC_CFG from 
>>http://www.lsilogic dot com/downloads/license.do?id=2000&did=4669&pid=4565
>>    
>>
>
>Ta. But forgive the stupid question, but what do I do with these:
>
>Archive:  D:/DAC960/dac_cfg.exe
> Length  Method   Size  Ratio   Date    Time   CRC-32     Name ("^" ==>
>case
> ------  ------   ----  -----   ----    ----   ------     ----  
>conversion)
>  10841  Implode   1768  84%  12-02-93  17:10  9d01073f  ^!mlx0070.cfg
>   8667  Implode   1698  80%  12-02-93  17:12  36be8ae6  ^!mlx0071.cfg
>   8591  Implode   1647  81%  12-02-93  17:11  931e1e28  ^!mlx0072.cfg
>   7530  Implode   1638  78%  11-04-93  11:31  bf0b199c  ^!mlx0073.cfg
>   6447  Implode   1600  75%  11-04-93  11:32  b5ac9493  ^!mlx0074.cfg
>   8805  Implode   1612  82%  05-02-94  10:50  8e2d292a  ^!mlx0075.cfg
>   7690  Implode   1568  80%  05-02-94  10:50  4193ca24  ^!mlx0076.cfg
>   6592  Implode   1531  77%  05-02-94  10:49  d0fcae97  ^!mlx0077.cfg
> ------          ------  ---                              -------
>  65163           13062  80%                              8
>
>
>
>
>-Chris
>
>WarpSpeed Computers - The Graham Utilities for OS/2.
>Voice:  +61-3-9307-0344   Internet:   chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au
>FAX:    +61-3-9307-0633   Web Page:   http://www.warpspeed dot com dot au
>Postal: WarpSpeed Computers, PO Box 212, Brunswick, VIC 3056, AUSTRALIA
>
>

> 

>
>  
>
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**= Email   10 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:11:13 +1000 (EST)
From:  "Chris Graham [WarpSpeed]" <chrisg at warpspeed dot com dot au>
Subject:  Re:  DAC960 Setup

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:08:40 +1000, Ed Durrant wrote:

>It's not a stupid question - it's the wrong thing.
>
>What you need is the configuration program for the card. This is often a 
>dos bootable diskette - which I thought this was. This appears to be a 
>collect of configuration files.
>
>OK, As I said the very early IBM ServeRAID cards were modified Mylex 
>cards, the later ServeRAID 3 (for example) started to use the PowerPC 
>chips. I seem to think in the case of the IBM ServeRAID 2 card there is 
>some text displayed at startup indicating that you can press a 
>combination of keys to go into a mini-config (bios based) configuration 
>program.

My original ServeRAID has a PPC 403 on it.

>Does your Mylex card display such a prompt and when you do it, does it 
>take you into a configuration program ?

Yes, but no options to allow drive configuration.

The serveRaid cards (even the old ones) are much more advanced and the IBM
site still has all of the relevant support information on it and thus is
far more useful to me.

The ServeRAID V3.50 stuff was a bootable dos disk. The V4.50 was a bootable
CD with Win95 on it. V7.00 is a bootable CD with linux on it.

>These cards were definately intended for use under OS/2 so it must be 
>possible to configure them without going to Windows NT. A Dos 
>configuration utility is quite likley however.
>
>You might want to download the latest firmware and drivers first - go to
>
>http://www.lsilogic dot com/downloads/selectDownload.do
>
>and select your particular DAC960 card from the list - there's 16 
>possibilities.

You actually have to look at the card to find out what it is as it is not
displayed anywhere at startup.

>I meant to ask before, what Interface bus do these cards have ? MCA ? 
>EISA ? If it's MCA you'll need the relevant MCA configuration file as 
>well of course.

PCI.


-Chris

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Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:46:35 +1000
From:  Terry <tpkemp at tpg dot com dot au>
Subject:   [Fwd: IBM reads the last rites over OS/2]

Hi All

I wonder how many times the media are going to report this one with out 
mentioning about ECS !!!!

IBM reads the last rites over OS/2 11:03AM
IBM has read the rites to OS/2, the operating system it co-wrote with 
Microsoft at the height of its dominance of the PC market in the 1980's. 
Although Big Blue has not put any serious development into the operating 
system since the early 1990s, the company has now issued a road map that 
signals the final withdrawal of support.

It has announced that it will discontinue selling the operating system 
by 23 December of this year. Support for the operating system will cease 
in December 2006 although support will be available to those who want it 
under contract.



http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/74962/ibm-reads-the-last-rites-over-os2.html


Terry




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Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:16:51 +0200
From:  Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl>
Subject:  Re:  [Fwd: IBM reads the last rites over OS/2]



Terry schreef:

> Hi All
>
> I wonder how many times the media are going to report this one with 
> out mentioning about ECS !!!!
>
We can't blame the media actually.

I put directly this (obvious) question to SS big boss Bob St-John:

"While ditching OS/2 Big Blue advises to move to Linux. Why the hell 
don't they give eCS at least as another option?"

As his answer isn't enjoyable, don't enjoy:

"The aim is to move off OS/2. eCS still is OS/2, that's why IBM doesn't 
mention eCS as an alternative for the move".

And Serenity did nothing at all to anticipate, reply-to or comment on 
Big Blue latest strike.

So, if the ones involved and having interest in are keeping a deafening 
silence, we can't blame the media.

> IBM reads the last rites over OS/2 11:03AM
> IBM has read the rites to OS/2, the operating system it co-wrote with 
> Microsoft at the height of its dominance of the PC market in the 
> 1980's. Although Big Blue has not put any serious development into the 
> operating system since the early 1990s, the company has now issued a 
> road map that signals the final withdrawal of support.
>
> It has announced that it will discontinue selling the operating system 
> by 23 December of this year. Support for the operating system will 
> cease in December 2006 although support will be available to those who 
> want it under contract.
>
>
>
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/74962/ibm-reads-the-last-rites-over-os2.html
>
>
> Terry
>
>
>
>

-- 
Groeten uit Gent,

   Kris

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**= Email   13 ==========================**

Date:  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:54:57 -0300
From:  madodel at ptdprolog dot net
Subject:  Re:  [Fwd: IBM reads the last rites over OS/2]

In <42DB9DB3.606 at hccnet.nl>, on 07/18/05 at 02:16 PM,
   Kris Steenhaut <kris.steenhaut at hccnet.nl> said:





>Terry schreef:

>> Hi All
>>
>> I wonder how many times the media are going to report this one with 
>> out mentioning about ECS !!!!
>>
>We can't blame the media actually.

>I put directly this (obvious) question to SS big boss Bob St-John:

>"While ditching OS/2 Big Blue advises to move to Linux. Why the hell 
>don't they give eCS at least as another option?"

>As his answer isn't enjoyable, don't enjoy:

>"The aim is to move off OS/2. eCS still is OS/2, that's why IBM doesn't 
>mention eCS as an alternative for the move".

>And Serenity did nothing at all to anticipate, reply-to or comment on 
>Big Blue latest strike.

http://www.ecomstation dot com/news.phtml?action=fullnews&id=1074&title=eComStation%20in%202006%20and%20Beyond

" eComStation in 2006 and Beyond

July 15, 2005 by admin

eComStation product plan calls for sales of eComStation through mid-2007.
Even then, there are no plans to terminate the product. That is simply the
time frame of the current product plan.

On July 12, IBM announced withdrawal of active marketing and end of
support for OS/2, see
http://www-306.ibm dot com/software/os/warp/announcements.html IBM had
previously endicated end of service for OS/2 Warp 4 is December 31, 2006,
and the withdrawal from active marketing as of December 23, 2005,
indicating IBM will not sell OS/2 Warp 4 after this year.

This announcement covers the IBM plans for the IBM distribution of the
OS/2 products. The announcement does not impact OEMs who may use OS/2 and
other IBM products as part of their product solution.

"eComStation will remain available as long as it is a good business. There
is no end in sight". - Bob St.John, Director of Business
Development,Serenity Systems International"

Mark 



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