PCI SCSI controller

[Gil]

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!

 

[markyb86]

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.

 

[Gil]

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.