On 8/18/10 3:33 PM, Doc Shipley wrote:
This is a bit off topic, I guess, and a repeat, but
ClassicCmp is still
probably the best place to ask.
My company runs a bunch of HP83000 mainframes (F330 models) in product
testing. We're tied to Agilent SmarTest v5.x-6.03 running on HP/UX
v10.20 for test vectors.
SmarTest interfaces with the test frame via an Agilent-branded fiber
optic PCI adapter. The card is marked E2777B, p/n A3850-0583. It's a
buffered serial adapter on a PCI bridge and that's all we know about it.
SmarTest will run on HP/UX 11i, but the interface drivers will not
load. We don't have source to the drivers in question, the card itself
is, as far as we can discover, entirely undocumented, and neither HP nor
Agilent has any interest in maintenance or further development.
My company will pay a fair boatload of cash for an 11i-compatible
driver. If you're interested and have the background & skills to tackle
this, contact me off-list.
I looked into this at length when you mentioned it about a year ago,
and I concluded that you're basically screwed. :-(
Your only option, as far as I can see, is to try to reverse-engineer
that drivers and fix whatever's preventing it from loading under 11i.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL