NCR(4)

📦 version 12.2, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NCR(4) 💖

okay bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about the ncr driver — aka the NCR 53C8xx SCSI driver ✨ like yes she's a whole SCSI driver and she's serving vintage-hardware realness, no cap.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

so if you wanna compile this driver straight into your kernel (main character move tbh), you drop these lines into your kernel configuration file:

device pci
device scbus
device ncr

that's it. that's the whole ritual 🕯️ three lines and you're iconic.

🦋 HARDWARE 🦋

the ncr driver is out here providing support for the following NCR/Symbios SCSI controller chips — and she said "I'll take the whole friend group":

  • 53C810
  • 53C810A
  • 53C815
  • 53C820
  • 53C825A
  • 53C860
  • 53C875
  • 53C875J
  • 53C885
  • 53C895
  • 53C895A
  • 53C896
  • 53C1510D

thirteen chips. thirteen. she literally said "everyone's invited to the function" 💅✨

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

go read her friends too, they're all so valid:

🫶 lowkey reminder: this whole page came from the Debian crew and it's dated August 19, 2004 — so yeah, she's vintage, she's an elder icon, and she still ate. periodt. 💜

and that's the vibe check, bestie — go forth and SCSI responsibly 🌈

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