Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 17:59:51 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@Glue.umd.edu> To: Justin Theodore Gibbs <gibbs@uclink.berkeley.edu> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: Upgrade info Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941217175734.24728A-100000@fiber.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199412172129.NAA01329@uclink.berkeley.edu>
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On Sat, 17 Dec 1994, Justin Theodore Gibbs wrote: > > > > My last finals are nearly over, so I'm gonna upgrade my machines to 2.0 now. > > On the machine that will be changed over from SVR4, I'm changing the ESDI > > disk to a SCSI, to get around this bad144 thing, which raises a question > > for me. My other machine runs a Adaptec 1542C, but both machines are now > > 486DX66 VL bus, so I'm wondering, in the context of FreeBSD, should I get > > another 1542 or should I go to the VL bus controller, I think it's the > > 2842 (?). Are there any compatiblity considerations? > > I just aquired a 2842 to test out the aic7770 driver with. Working fine so > far. There is still a strange bug that can show up on boot that I'm trying > to track down. I get it about once every 20 boots or so. When you probe > a target, an SCB is lost in the kernel driver (a scheduled command) and the > card reports command complete on it. It is non destructive and usually goes > away with a warm boot. Now that I have a little time on my hands myself, > I'll be spending more time tracking it down. The 2842 is a much faster adaptor > than the 154x series (I have one of those too). Thanks, I just got a Seagate 41200 at a local pc show (for $850 -- I think thats good for 2.1 GB). Did I get the part number right -- 2842? I mean, for the VL bus version? ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 7608 Topton St. | New Carrollton, MD 20784 | I run Journey2 (Esix SVR4) and n3lxx (FreeBSD) (301) 459-2316 | ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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