[lug] LSI scsi controller opinions

[Gary Hodges]

D. Stimits wrote:

> I'm starting to see some nice motherboards out there which offer 
> integrated LSI SCSI controllers (e.g., 53C1030). Now I know the 
> Adaptec stuff works quite well, but I'm curious if anyone here has any 
> experience with the newer LSI controllers...if so, what are your 
> thoughts on quality and reliability (linux software side)?
>

Reading through email and noticed scant replies to your post.  No expert 
here, but I have used two LSI controllers without problems.  Recently 
installed a LSI21320B in a "cutting edge" system and it is working 
fine.  I believe I had some install issues, but that was mainly from 
installing the new but already dated Debian Sarge. 

On your SATA post...  Same caveat as above applies.  I put a Plextor 
716SA SATA drive in that same machine.  The drive worked fine with 
Ubuntu but is still sitting unused with Sarge.  I think that is a 
controller issue though and not the drive.  Someone here (I think) 
suggested what I needed to do to get it going (kernel recompile) but I 
have yet to follow through.

Gary