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| Click here to select a new forum. | | PCI SCSI controller | Posted by: Gil on 2013-05-04 09:18:42
Hey guys. It's been a while since I've done anything with vintage Macs, but I need some advice regarding linux and hardware.
I have 2 hard disk drives from an SGI/IRIX machine that I want to image/clone. The drives are ultra-wide SCSI with an SCA connector. The only logical way to do this, that I can think of, is to put the drives in another computer with a SCSI interface. Since Ubuntu Linux can read the IRIX file system, I assume pop the drives in my Power Mac G4 connected via SCSI, boot into UbuntuPPC Mac, and image the drives. But I need a SCSI controller card.
I've been looking on eBay and it looks like the Adaptec 2940U2B is a good choice. This is specifically a Mac card. I am wondering if I would need the Mac or PC version when using Ubuntu linux? I'm not very familiar with this kind of stuff.
Thank you very much in advance!
-Gil
P.S. if anyone has any experience with imaging or cloning IRIX drives, I'd love some tips!
| Posted by: markyb86 on 2013-05-04 21:10:49
Mac version should work in Ubuntu PPC.
Those cards used to be an option in PowerMac G4 towers so they "just work" in os9/x.
IIRC I accidentally booted ubuntu instead of os9 when I was rescuing files from my FUBAR'd LC HDD. again IIRC, it mounted.
| Posted by: Gil on 2013-05-05 06:10:47
Mac version should work in Ubuntu PPC.Those cards used to be an option in PowerMac G4 towers so they "just work" in os9/x.
IIRC I accidentally booted ubuntu instead of os9 when I was rescuing files from my FUBAR'd LC HDD. again IIRC, it mounted. Excellent, thank you! I will pick one up and see how it goes.
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