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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.
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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
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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>
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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> ........
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Andre Hedrick
The Linux IDE guy
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