I haven't tried to run it concurrently with other SCSI devices.
BTW - my scanner came with an ISA SCSI adaptor.
Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christoph Doerbeck [SMTP:doerbeck@dma.isg.mot.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 1998 12:56 PM
> To: sane-devel@mostang.com
> Subject: Re: Need some advice
>
> > My main question is, is it possible to run my 2
> > Linux HD's and a zip off of the same host adapter
> > without my computer crashing or freezing. I was
> > reading some doc at the sane web site that said you
> > might want to use a second SCSI host adapter, which
> > for me is impossible as I am all out of PCI slots
> > (and cash for that matter ;-).
> >
>
> If what I know is true, then the Umax is a SCSI-1 device.
> SCSI-1 does not support bus disconnects, meaning the scanner
> will occupy the bus during scans. The single bus being your
> primary disk does present a problem. I would recommend a
> ISA scsi adapter if possible.
>
> just my 2 cents...
>
>
> - Christoph
>
>
>
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