Ping Wing wrote:

lcpci says:
0000:00:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940U/UW/D / AIC-7881U

now I cannot find any driver for linux from adaptec site.
Under
http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/suppbyproduct.jsp?sess=no&language=English+US&cat=%2FTechnology%2FSCSI+Host+Adapters&fromPage=driverindex

I looked for AHA-2940 , AHA-2940UW , AHA-2940UW PRO ,  AHA-2940W but theres 
nothing for linux..

For linux this is a standard kernel module.
Try as root:   modprobe aic7xxx

(Of course, you need the complete scsi support too.)



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