Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 22:35:20 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za> Cc: Norman <doublem@ntr.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD on Compaq ProSignia (ncr53c710 onboard SCSI controller) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980305223048.24994X-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <E0yAW1A-0001Yh-00@ns.cityip.co.za>
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On Thu, 5 Mar 1998, Johann Visagie wrote: > Hmmm. FWIW, I installed 2.2.1-R on a Prosignia (300, I think it was. A P100 > or P120, I think.) back in early '96. The first problem I ran into was that > the generic kernel on the install floppy didn't have support for the NCR SCSI > controller compiled in. So I borrowed some generic Adaptec (can't remember > which) from a friend and installed from there. I then recompiled a kernel > with ncr0 and, as I remember, it faithfully picked up both SCSI host > adapters. Of course, I then removed the Adaptec and switched my devices to > the on-board controller, so I never actually ran both in parallel. Eh? Are you telling me that you have a patched ncr driver that **supports** the 710? I didn't think it knew how to talk to it. Are you sure it isn't a 810? Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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